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ACC Mayor & Commission hosts special called session to determine legitimacy of HPC decision | City News

The Athens-Clarke County Mayor & Commission hosted a special called session on Tuesday, Sept. 12, in order to determine an appeal against a prior Historic Preservation Commission decision. This HPC decision would allow Jason Williams, property owner of 120 W Cloverhurst Ave., to construct an additional two-car garage and upstairs living space. Williams also rents […]

City Council

Dalton City Council expected to vote on property tax rate cut | Local News | #citycouncil

The Dalton City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday to cut the city’s property tax rate. The council meets at 6 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed on the city’s YouTube channel. The council members are expected to vote to set the 2023 property tax rate […]

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Mayor Levar Stoney billed taxpayers for 5-star hotel stays

In January, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney made the roughly 100-mile trip to Washington, D.C, to attend the annual four-day winter conference of the United States Conference of Mayors, a gathering he has attended every year since his 2017 election. But unlike other Virginia mayors, Stoney didn’t stay at the four-star Capital Hilton on 16th Street Northwest, the […]

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Lawrence mayor travels to DR where ‘city of Lawrence’ is festival special guest | Merrimack Valley

LAWRENCE — Mayor Brian DePena is in the Dominican Republic for a two-week vacation that coincides with a National Coconut Festival where the “city of Lawrence” is listed as the special guest. DePena also made publicized visits Thursday to a nursing home, a center for homeless children and a youth baseball game in the city […]

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1,200 Children Evacuated From Greek Holiday Camps Amid Wildfires: Mayor

Greek authorities on Monday evacuated 1,200 children from holiday camps threatened by wildfires burning near the seaside resort of Loutraki, the town’s mayor said. “We have saved 1,200 children who were in the holiday camps,” Giorgos Gkionis told private television channel Skai, after wildfires whipped up by strong winds broke out near Athens on Monday […]

City Council

Dalton City Council to look at rolling back alcohol serving hours | Local News | #citycouncil

The Dalton Police Department has seen an uptick in the number of calls related to the city’s bars, said City Administrator Andrew Parker. “It’s usually after midnight,” Parker told members of the Dalton City Council on Thursday during a meeting of the city Finance Committee. The Finance Committee is composed of members of the City […]

Alaska

Journey co-founder dead at 76 | Entertainment | #alaska | #politics

Former Journey rhythm guitarist and co-writer George Tickner has died at 76. The rocker’s passing was confirmed by his former bandmate Neal Schon. The musician contributed to the legendary American rock group’s first three albums – starting with 1975’s self-titled – after being hired by manager Herbie Herbert – who died in October 2021 aged […]

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Chattanooga Tourism Co. fears County Mayor’s budget will threaten large future events

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga Tourism Company says they fear Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp’s proposed 2024 budget will threaten large future events in the city. Mayor Weston Wamp presented his new budget earlier this month, which consists of limiting some of the funds given to Chattanooga Tourism Company. Previously, Chattanooga Tourism Company received all […]

City Council

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 […]