St. Paul City Council approves policy to ensure new developments are EV-friendly | #citycouncil
St. Paul City Council on Wednesday voted to adopt a policy that will make sure that new developments in the city are ready for electric vehicles. RELATED: St. Paul may soon require EV charging requirements for developers The ordinance requires new and expanded parking lots to provide the electrical conduit and panel space necessary for […]
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Former St. Paul City Council, Ramsey County Board member Ruby Hunt is 100 | #citycouncil
Ruby Hunt. (Courtesy of Jane Hunt) The afternoon tea on Saturday at the Episcopal Homes common room on University Avenue will feature a special guest. Ruby Hunt, who served on the St. Paul City Council for a decade before a dozen years as a Ramsey County Commissioner in the 1980s and ’90s, is celebrating her […]
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St. Paul City Council votes to cut number of tobacco licenses, ban tobacco vending machines | #citycouncil
The St. Paul City Council voted Wednesday to further restrict tobacco sales across the city. The council unanimously passed an ordinance that would remove tobacco vending machines in the city and reduce the amount of tobacco shop licenses. If approved by Mayor Melvin Carter, the ordinance will lower the number of available tobacco shop licenses […]
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Historic all-female St. Paul City Council part of growing trend | #citycouncil
Debbie Montgomery was the first Black woman elected to the St. Paul City Council when she served in the mid-2000s. It took nearly 20 years before she saw another Black woman elected to the council—St. Paul made history last week by electing an all-female council that’s also mostly people of color. The new St. Paul […]
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