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Church parking lot permit request removed from Mattoon City Council meeting agenda | #citycouncil

MATTOON — A church has removed its permit request for a parking lot from the agenda of the Tuesday, Nov. 21, Mattoon City Council meeting after the city’s planning commission recommended denying this request. Other proposals still on the agenda for the meeting at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall, 208 N. 19th St. include plans […]

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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 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 approves new North Omaha theatre project | #citycouncil

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A unanimous vote through Omaha City Council means North Omaha will soon have a dedicated theatre space for local artists and playwrights. “Our word arts, our spoken culture, our stories, and creative souls, also need dwelling spaces,” says Kim Whiteside, who spoke at Tuesday’s council meeting in favor of the new […]

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