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Omaha mayor vetoes parking ordinance passed by city council

Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert vetoed a new ordinance passed by the city council that allows police to fine people who park in yards.Stothert issued the veto Monday to the ordinance that was passed last week.”The ordinance creates confusion and raises questions,” Stothert wrote in a letter to the city council.As it was passed, the ordinance […]

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The mayor’s upzoning plans will deeply damage SF’s neighborhoods

“There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans.” —Jane Jacobs “Some who are fortunate to have communities still do fight to keep them, but they have seldom prevailed. While people possess a community, they usually understand […]

City Council

L.A. City Council approves new parking restrictions around Runyon Canyon | #citycouncil

It will soon be harder to find parking around Runyon Canyon after the Los Angeles City Council approved new regulations for a swath of residential streets near the popular hiking spot. Parking will be restricted west of the canyon and north of Hollywood Boulevard from North Curson Avenue to Laurel Canyon Boulevard, a stretch roughly […]

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Park City Mayor plans to give Deer Valley public road for $15 million. Residents are opposed.

PARK CITY – For two years, a 2.6-acre section of road around Deer Valley’s base area has been a sticking point in the resort’s expansion plans. Deer Valley leadership insists it needs the road for a ski beach in its new design, which would replace the Snow Park parking lots with a ski-in and ski-out […]

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Mayor: Alexandria needs to make parking easier for in-home childcare workers

In-home childcare providers have, for years, faced a problem: many of them work in residential neighborhoods requiring Residential Parking Permits, leaving them with no good options for parking. A zoning change working through city bureaucracy could make it easier for in-home childcare workers to secure parking in residential neighborhoods. Mayor Justin Wilson said in a […]

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Milwaukee mayor pushes Brewers to develop parking lots, land surrounding American Family Field

A day after Republicans unveiled their $700 million plan to fund improvements at American Family Field, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson intensified his calls for the Brewers to develop parking lots and land surrounding the ballpark. “You know, they’ve got a lot of parking,” Johnson said. “They’ve got a lot of parking.” Johnson wants the Brewers […]

City Council

Reading City Council questions criteria for ARPA funding for small businesses | Berks Regional News | #citycouncil

READING, Pa. – Reading City Council began reviewing its proposed plan on how to distribute $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to small businesses during a strategic planning meeting Monday night. Businesses will have to apply for ARPA funding and submit a business plan to break down how the money is proposed to […]

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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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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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Hutchinson City Council: How they voted | Local | #citycouncil

Members of the Hutchinson City Council made the following unanimous decisions at their Jan. 24 meeting: DONATIONS: Accepted $500 from Heartland Ag Systems for Fireman’s Park Project. Accepted $100 from Russell and Lorraine Erickson to the Hutchinson Police Department for the Law Enforcement Memorial Park Fund. Accepted $7,700 from numerous donors for the Shady Ridge […]