Proposed Road Through Wooded Area Officially Axed by St. Cloud City Council | #citycouncil
(KNSI) — The St. Cloud City Council has formally rejected a proposal to build a road through a wooded area that serves as a 350-foot natural buffer between an industrial site and a residential neighborhood. Brennan Investment Group owns the land where Bluestem/Fingerhut sits off Ridgewood Road. The road would have allowed an outlet from […]
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St. Cloud City Councilwoman Carol Lewis Announces Campaign for Mayor
(KNSI) — St. Cloud City Councilwoman Carol Lewis announced Monday she is running for mayor. Lewis, a lawyer by trade, has been a council member for 12 years and on the St. Cloud School Board for eight years. She told KNSI News she feels she has the experience to lead the city. “I know this […]
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Mayor, former homeowner reflect one year after double home collapse on Draper hillside
DRAPER — Monday marked one year since two condemned homes collapsed down the hillside in a landslide and the mayor and a former homeowner had words of caution for those looking to buy or build in those kinds of areas. “The lesson is for those people building these homes on this type of fill material […]
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St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis Not Running for Re-election
(KNSI) — St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis announced Friday he is not running for re-election in November. Kleis was first elected to the city office in 2005, defeating incumbent Mayor John Ellenbecker. Before that, he served in the Minnesota Senate for ten years. Kleis ran for re-election unopposed several times but did get several challengers […]
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Seattle Mayor to address city’s arson problem in vacant buildings
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has proposed emergency legislation to address the escalating issue of fires in vacant buildings. The proposed change to the city’s fire code would empower the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) to order the demolition or remediation of unsafe vacant structures swiftly. Harrell emphasized that these neglected buildings pose risks. “These dangerous vacant […]
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Why Yianni Ioannou is running for Salt Lake County mayor
Born and raised in a small village in Cyprus, Yianni John Ioannou never imagined he’d one day be running for the Salt Lake County mayor’s office. But his personal life has certainly prepared him for just that. With his father serving as mayor of his small town, Yianni learned the importance of one’s civic duty, […]
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St. Cloud City Council Rejects Plan for Private Road Through Wooded Area | #citycouncil
(KNSI) — The St. Cloud City Council unanimously rejected Monday night Brennan Investment Group’s request to build a private road through an environmentally sensitive area. The company asked for the road to give easier access to a vacant building behind Bluestem (formerly Fingerhut). The Planned Unit Development (PUD) would have connected the empty building’s northern […]
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Salt Lake City Council recognizes ‘bravery and perseverance’ of transgender community | #citycouncil
Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Council sent some love to the transgender community in the wake of passage of Utah’s controversial transgender bathroom bill and ahead of International Transgender Day of Visibility. In a unanimous voice vote on Tuesday, the City Council approved a resolution of support […]
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Olympian and hopefuls break in Utah’s biggest outdoor climbing wall at Millcreek City Hall | #citycouncil
MILLCREEK — The wind did not prove to be an obstacle for those breaking in Millcreek City Hall’s brand new climbing wall — the tallest outdoor wall in Utah — at the grand opening Saturday. It didn’t slow down speed climbs by an Olympian, an Olympic hopeful and the city’s mascot, Milo the Moose. “As […]
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Cranston Bridge Needs “Emergency Attention,” Claims Mayor Hopkins
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GoLocalProv News Team View Larger + Mayor Kenneth Hopkins PHOTO: File, City of Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins announced on Sunday that the City of Cranston “will be taking prompt action on one local Cranston bridge that has been part of a structural review organized by his administration.” “In January, I […]
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