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Southbank self-storage, affordable housing approved by City Council | #citycouncil

A controversial project will bring self-storage to Jacksonville’s Southbank after over a year of community criticism and will receive a city loan for its affordable housing component, City Council decided Tuesday. Council denied a previous version of the project last June, but the developer returned to the city with an altered proposal that also brought […]

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Salem City Council considers tax exemption for apartments | #citycouncil

The Salem City Council will vote Monday on giving a 10-year property tax exemption for an apartment complex planned for downtown. The complex will be built at the site of the former city hall, now a parking lot at 277 High St. NE. News of the project by Deacon Development, the developers involved in the […]

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Melbourne Margaritaville still ‘a go’ after construction delay, mayor says

Margaritaville is still “a go” after months of stalled construction and uncertainty amid rising costs, Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey said Monday. Construction on the Compass Landing by Margaritaville resort, planned for 4.6-acre riverfront site just south of Cherry Street on U.S. 1, has proceeded in fits and starts since it began in late 2022. Work […]

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City Council postpones decision on Bastrop Gateway development | #citycouncil

Residents shared their concerns about a proposed mixed-use development called Bastrop Gateway with the Bastrop City Council on Tuesday after a community town hall on the project the week before. Ultimately, the council voted to refer the item back to city staff to better understand the development’s impact. The City Council moved its meeting from […]

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Scottsdale mayor opposes potential Arizona Coyotes arena in Phoenix

Scottsdale mayor David Ortega is opposing the Arizona Coyotes’ potential new arena in northeast Phoenix near his city’s border. In a written statement,, Ortega said the renderings and plan released by the Coyotes last week were “presented without mention of market demand for a new entertainment venue disguised as a hockey arena, or congested highway access, […]

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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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Austin City Council votes to reinstate elements of zoning ordinance | #citycouncil

The city of Austin reinstated elements of a city ordinance aimed at creating more affordable housing options that was voided under a lawsuit. Travis County District Judge Jessica Mangrum’s ruled in December in favor of a group of homeowners claiming the city of Austin violated the rights of it’s property owners by failing to provide […]

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Shelby City Council votes on new housing development | #citycouncil

The rezoning for the second phase of a Shelby housing development was narrowly approved by council Monday after the vote resulted in a tie that was broken by the mayor. The proposed single family home development was rezoned conditional from R20 and will be part of the Rucker Downs’ subdivision on Nancy Drive off of […]