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Jacksonville City Council looks to buy Brentwood liquor store by KIPP | #citycouncil

A mistake made three years ago could now cost the city upwards of $1.8 million – a price tag City Council looks likely to begrudgingly approve. For months, council and the administration have sought a solution for Brentwood community members protesting the opening of a drive-thru liquor store across the street from KIPP Voice Academy […]

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Providence City Council can move to undo Buff Chace tax breaks, judge rules | #citycouncil

The Providence City Council’s effort to unravel controversial tax breaks for wealthy developer Arnold “Buff” Chace will move forward. Superior Court Judge Joseph McBurney on Monday granted the Council’s motion to intervene in a three-year-old case that led to the tax breaks for 10 downtown buildings under Chace’s control. That means councilors are one step closer […]

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Rochester NH mulls board of ethics to vet complaints about officials | #citycouncil

ROCHESTER — The City Council is exploring the creation of a Board of Ethics as an amendment to the city’s current code of ethics. No votes were taken when the council met Tuesday, but councilors said they were trying to refine the process of handling complaints to avoid the appearance of bias. City Attorney Terence […]

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Dumais sees salaries, appointments as key tasks for Marlborough mayor

MARLBOROUGH — Mayor-elect J. Christian Dumais would prefer to skip the formalities. “People have been calling me ‘Mr. Mayor,’ but ‘Mayor Christian’ or just ‘Christian’ is fine,” he said. “I enjoy my last name, but I like using my first name, I think it helps keep things less formal and more down-to-earth. I don’t need […]

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Meet Gastonia’s new mayor-elect

Gastonia Mayor-elect Richard Franks expects his first month in office to be a blur. “It’s going to be very busy,” said Franks, who was elected as Gastonia’s new mayor in the 2023 municipal election. “I’ve a lot to learn.” Franks, a Republican, ousted incumbent Mayor Walker Reid, a Democrat, who was on the Gastonia City […]

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Search on for Fremont city council replacement for Smith | #citycouncil

A decision to fill the Fremont city council seat vacated by councilman Justin Smith will be made on Tuesday. Smith was appointed to the Sandusky County Board of Elections to fill the seat of Peg Rettig, who died Sept. 20. He stepped down from his council position at the end of the Nov. 2 meeting, […]

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Newark City Council election results unchanged after vote certification | #citycouncil

NEWARK − Two weeks after the general election and almost three hours after the beginning of Tuesday’s Licking County Board of Election certification meeting, Bill Cost learned his narrow election-night lead survived the addition of 431 absentee and provisional ballots. Cost, a Democrat seeking a return to Newark City Council, gained 132 votes with the […]

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Salih sworn in to Iowa City council early thanks to obscure Iowa law | #citycouncil

Mazahir Salih made her return to the Iowa City council a tad early thanks to an obscure procedural rule. Salih was victorious in Nov. 7’s At-Large election and because of state provisions, she’ll assume her seat for Tuesday’s council meeting in place of Andrew Dunn. Dunn was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Janice […]

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Utica school Superintendent Karam, former mayor LaPolla arrested

Utica school Superintendent Bruce Karam has been arrested, law enforcement officials announced Tuesday. And former school board President and former Utica Mayor Louis LaPolla has been arrested again, they said. The news was announced jointly by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara and New York State Police. […]

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Salisbury Mayor Taylor lays out agenda, City Council leaders selected

In a relatively expedient swearing-in ceremony Monday evening, Mayor Randy Taylor and newly elected City Council members were sworn in as the council’s leadership positions were determined. Salisbury City Council president, vice president chosen District 2 Councilmember D’Shawn Doughty overwhelmingly won the council president, post with District 5 Councilmember Angela Blake taking council vice president […]