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Yonkers, New Rochelle, White Plains mayors talk growth and development

As new housing developments become an economic engine for Westchester cities, mayors are now able to focus on prioritizing ways to keep development going and attract even more. Mayors from White Plains, New Rochelle and Yonkers met March 14 for a roundtable discussion, hosted by the Building Owners and Managers Association of Westchester, to talk […]

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How Gastonia City Council voted on a 35-unit townhome development | #citycouncil

The atmosphere was tense during Gastonia’s recent City Council meeting as a Charlotte-based developer appeared attended a public hearing regarding a request to build a 35-home development on Oakwood Street. After hearing from the developer, Oakwood Street residents, and a local real estate agent, the council voted 6-1 to approve the developer’s request for rezoning […]

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City council rejects sale of parking lot for new CATA headquarters, housing | #citycouncil

LANSING — City council members rejected Monday a proposal to sell a little-used city parking lot to a private developer with a housing plan that would have included a new headquarters for the Capital Area Transportation Authority. The plan called for the sale of the city’s parking lot #1, at 425 Grand Ave., the former […]

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Knoxville City Council to vote on proposal to build nontraditional homes | #citycouncil

The Knoxville City Council will vote Jan. 23 on the missing middle housing plan that could bring more housing to a city facing a housing crunch. Amid rising prices, not enough affordable housing, a growing population and challenging interest rates, these proposed changes would make it easier to build nontraditional homes that take up less […]

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Gardner inauguration of Mayor Michael Nicholson City Council | #citycouncil

Mayor Michael Nicholson touted his administration’s accomplishments and outline his vision for the future of Gardner as he was inaugurated for his second full term at City Hall on Jan. 4. Newly elected members of the City Council and the School Committee were also officially sworn in at the event. “When I gave this speech […]

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City Council to consider proposed Great Brook Valley TIF area | #citycouncil

WORCESTER — The City Council is scheduled to hear a request to file an application with the state for an Urban Center Housing Tax Increment Financing plan for 16 and 52 Great Brook Valley Ave., an area that includes Curtis Apartments, Lincoln Village and Lincoln Plaza. The first phase of the Curtis Apartments renovation project […]