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Supporting cities to improve food justice | #citycouncil

Published: Sunday, 24th September 2023 In 2021, Birmingham City Council launched the Global Food Justice Pledge (GFJP) at the 7th Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Global Forum. MUFPP is an international agreement on urban food policies signed by over 200 cities from all over the world. Birmingham City Council has been serving as an […]

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Madison City Council proposes additions to mayor’s $266.5 million capital budget | #citycouncil

Dean Mosiman | Wisconsin State Journal Madison City Council members are proposing modest changes to Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway’s proposed $266.5 million capital budget for 2024, including funds for John Nolen Drive improvements and meeting rising costs to help redevelop the Village on Park mall. The council’s 16 proposed amendments, to be considered by the city’s […]

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Youth city council empowers Rapid City area youth civic change and engagement | #citycouncil

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) – The Rapid City Youth City Council was hard at work Tuesday night, both learning how certain sections of the city work and finding ways the youth around the city can be more involved in their community and have their voices heard. The YCC’s goal is for Rapid City area youth […]

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After 3-month delay, Rockford City Council to consider $47M housing and commercial development | #citycouncil

After 3-month delay, Rockford City Council to consider $47M housing and commercial development | Rock River Current 1168611348 Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/107.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 71a51599166be745158c8271a30d2e6a15c765f7 1 Click Here For This Articles Original Source.

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More expenses before city council on 324 Main cleanup | #citycouncil

As cleanup at the downtown Davenport building collapse continues, more costs and contracts are coming before the city council for approval. Aldermen soon will vote on a not-to-exceed $500,000 in landfill fees to the Scott County Waste Commission.  More than 11,000 tons of debris from the now-demolished Davenport apartment building has gone or is headed […]

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Waterloo council to talk city hall remodeling | #citycouncil

WATERLOO — Part of City Hall has the potential to be remodeled if a building study is approved by the City Council. The council will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday in the council chambers at City Hall. Councilmembers will consider approving a professional services agreement with InVision Architecture of Waterloo to conduct a study […]

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St. Helena City Council to hold final Hunter hearing Wednesday | #citycouncil

Your story lives in the Napa Valley. Get in-depth stories from the Napa region and beyond – including news, sports, features and politics. The St. Helena City Council will hold its final hearing on the Hunter project’s tentative map and environmental impact report at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Vintage Hall. This is the last hearing […]

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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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Employee salaries come before the Waterloo City Council | #citycouncil

WATERLOO — Bargaining and non-bargaining city employees could see bigger paychecks starting July 1. The City Council will consider proposed wage hikes during its 5:30 p.m. Monday meeting in the council chambers of City Hall. Various raises are on the table for city employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. These groups are planners and engineers; […]

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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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