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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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City Council

City Council debates new contractor | News | #citycouncil

Meadville City Council members on Wednesday met to consider a brief agenda — one made even lighter than expected by the last-minute elimination of two items that had drawn most of the 10 members of the public in attendance. The two items removed from the agenda still drew the extended ire of several audience members, […]

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Mayor

‘Music with the Mayor’ to highlight local performers | News

If you happened to be working in City Hall on last Friday afternoon, you might have heard John Jerome, aka The Island Cowboy, performing his new single, “I’m on My Way to Somewhere,” strumming alongside Gloucester guitarist Geoff Small. The music came streaming from Mayor Greg Verga’s office, as the pair were the inaugural guests […]

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