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Brooklyn councilman slams Mayor Adams’ new comms approach as ‘boondoggle’

Mayor Adams’ new gatekeeping protocols controlling how elected officials contact administration personnel are having immediate — negative — results, according to a Brooklyn pol who’s refusing to follow them after alerting Team Adams to possible lead contamination. Councilman Lincoln Restler (D-Brooklyn) told the Daily News on Thursday that after trying to convey concerns about elevated […]

City Council

Durham City Council to discuss proposal to clean lead-contaminated parks at Monday meeting | #citycouncil

Durham City leaders will discuss the Durham Parks and Recreation Department’s (DPR) proposal to clean up five parks contaminated by lead and other toxins during their meeting on Monday. The DPR requested $5 million to clean up the parks. “This is really about our health,” Brandon Williams with the Walltown Community Association said. “ The […]

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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 […]

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Tomball City Council approves parks, trails and recreation master plan | #citycouncil

During its March 4 meeting, Tomball City Council approved as part of the consent agenda—on which items are approved with one motion without discussion—the parks, recreation and trails master plan, which outlines $108 million in projects for the city. The context City Council approved the creation of the master plan in December 2022, with a […]

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Too many fees at Houston public parks

HOUSTON – At a recent city council meeting, Mayor John Whitmire decried ever-expanding fees and costs to the public to go to public parks, and called out Memorial Park by name. “I do not plan to privatize parks; I adamantly oppose privatization. I want our parks to be accessible and affordable to the least among […]

Arkansas

Arkansas governor names Shea Lewis as Parks, Heritage and Tourism secretary

THAT’S THIS SUNDAY AT 10-30 ON 40/29. ARKANSAS GOVERNOR SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT SHEA LEWIS WILL SERVE AS SECRETARY OF THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, HERITAGE AND TOURISM AND DIRECTOR OF STATE PARKS. HE WAS APPOINTED AS INTERIM SECRETARY IN JUNE. A RELEASE FROM THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE’S THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE […]

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Opinion: Mayor Adams, protect our city by funding our parks

As summer arrives, New Yorkers across the five boroughs are filling our parks and green spaces and enjoying the benefits – from recreation space to simply a place to breathe. These spaces are invaluable to communities, serving as the lungs of our city and acting as essential green infrastructure by helping to improve air quality […]

City Council

City of Wapakoneta Discusses Proposed Recreation Manager Position at Wapakoneta City Council on Monday | Auglaize County | #citycouncil

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Ex-Mayor Rothschild ‘honored’ to have Tucson greenway named after him

Bennito L. KeltyTucsonSentinel.com Previous Slide◀︎ Next Slide▶︎ Bennito L. Kelty/TucsonSentinel.comThe Alamo Wash Greenway will be renamed after former Mayor Jonathan Rothschild for his work to improve parks and trails in Tucson. X Paul Ingram/TucsonSentinel.comFormer Mayor Jonathan Rothschild giving his final ‘State of the City’ address in 2019. X Former Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild will have […]

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NYC Mayor Adams joins homeless advocates at ‘sleep out’ in Morningside Park

Mayor Eric Adams sat on a park bench alongside homeless advocates at a “sleep out” in Manhattan’s Morningside Park Saturday night amid a city-wide homelessness crisis. The mayor joined homeless advocate Shams DaBaron, also known as the Homeless Hero, on the bench where DaBaron had slept regularly while he was homeless. DaBaron organized the Homeless Rights […]