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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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Mayor

1973: The last time a Salem mayor resigned | Elections

SALEM — A meeting of the City Council was held on April 3, 1973, to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor of the city of Salem. Eighty-seven ballots later, Salem had its next leader: City Council President Jean Levesque, who vacated his role as an elected councilor and served as acting mayor from […]

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City Council

LITCHFIELD CITY COUNCIL BRIEFS | News | #citycouncil

LARC education efforts continue City Administrator Dave Cziok updated the Litchfield City Council during its Oct. 3 meeting about public education efforts by the Litchfield Area Recreation Center committee. The group is working to explain implications of building a recreation center adjacent to Litchfield High School. Cziok made several suggestions related to how council members […]

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Alabama

How the Dobbs decision affects women and children | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The average number of days a child remains in foster care is over 618. According to the Alabama Department of Human Resources, there are more than 5,800 kids in the foster care system in Alabama, a number that could soon increase with the potential for more births after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. This compares […]

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