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A fruitful debate already taking place in Albany is how to convert offices and hotels into housing. Reinventing Midtown the way the downtown corridor around the World Trade Center was redeveloped after 9/11 is the best way forward. The…

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As Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney is set to present a budget proposal to city council early next month, 1st District Councilman Andreas Addison is re-evaluating his request for a transportation department from the city.After…

The list below, taken from the Stoke-on-Trent City Council website on Monday February 21, contains planning applications which became valid the previous week in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.Replacement of first and…

The discovery of contaminated soil at the Chestnut Street Plaza project site in downtown Stillwater could lead to delays and a $200,000 price increase, officials said Tuesday. Soil soundings showed that the top 2½ feet of soil covering most…

This comment is from Meaghan Emery, Vice President of South Burlington City Council. The VTDigger article (South Burlington removes 1,000 acres from development) provides an inaccurate description of the new land development regulations…

The pandemic has disrupted real estate demand, creating many opportunities for change-of-use redevelopment projects. Today, office spaces are becoming lab spaces to meet life science demand, extended-stay hotels are a jumping-off point…

A new public facility will create hundreds of jobs in east Springfield and could be a boon for area businesses. The State of Illinois purchased 9.4 acres of land at Dirksen Business Park in the 2900 block of Dotmar Drive. The land will be…

January 28, 2022 San Jose is experiencing a devastating displacement crisis. Low-income communities, primarily people of color, are being torn apart as rents and home values ​​continue to rise, even during the pandemic.More than one and a…

Denver could spend $3.9 million to expand its managed homeless camp program this year, as the city council's…

A gift of public funds EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: The oversight board's consent schedule for Tuesday includes extending the cannabis business tax due date from Jan. 31 to April 30. Since the extension does not affect taxes due "in any way",…

Remember when the City of Vancouver voted to demolish the Georgia and Dunsmuir overpasses seven years ago? What's up with that?It's a question that comes up often, given how important the overpasses are to downtown Vancouver - both…

The City of Sacramento moved forward this week in two efforts to address its severe lack of affordable housing and homeless services in South Sacramento and downtown. City leaders said they have…

An ambitious housing development planned for Missoula's Northside neighborhood received a boost in public funding to move forward on Thursday.The Missoula Redevelopment Agency Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the…

Yay! Your massive waterfront project came closer to reality on Wednesday. The Oakland Planning Commission unanimously gave its blessing to the final environmental impact report and sent it to the city council. Citizens!-->…

SAGINAW, MI - Executives at Saginaw later this month may approve a five-year strategic plan document for its city park system.A draft of 287 pages outlines the priorities which include the stabilization and repair of the riparian shores…

The Wood River Land Trust has raised more than $ 200,000 in the past four months to permanently protect 22…

Ross Gibson's recent article did us a favor by providing a thoughtful story about the negative labeling of affected community members as "NIMBY". Also the story of the developer funded YIMBY organization. We are working hard for truly…

Miami-Dade's new Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Council met for the first time this week to help Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Commissioners determine what needs to be done to save the gem of the county crown.…

NEWPORT - The organization behind 11th hour of racing takes over the historic Swiss Village and the surrounding 43.3 acres from the Swiss Village Foundation after its sponsors paid a total of $ 8.65 million for the property.The new…

Greetings to the community of Moses Lake and the stakeholders in Moses Lake. It has been an intense fall season. The public processes,!-->!-->!-->…

The Sacramento Police Department said it arrested a 22-year-old man after he shot his 7-year-old niece and another man. The Sacramento County Coroner's Office identified the girl as Isabel Agnes Delgadillo Martin.…

When it comes to housing complaints in Akron, residents usually have two options: go to the city's 311 call center or go to the police. The two have different ways of getting homeowners to comply with the rules, either through education or…

A vacant lot at the corner of US 15-501 and Murray Hill Road may soon be developed into a small mixed-use…

Image Credit: NYC DOT. Many residents and community board members complained about quality of life issues, including noise, litter, cigarette smoke, and loss of parking. On October 6, 2021, the Planning Commission held a public hearing for…

The newly proposed land swap, however, would allow residents to stay. Homeowners would transfer property rights to the city in exchange for new homes built on vacant city-owned land that sits in a floodplain that is…

Photo: Andrew H Walker / Shutterstock Last month, Eric Adams, the alleged 110th mayor of…

Photo by Gopher Tortoise Council By Reggie Connell, Editor-in-Chief When a parcel of land is surrendered as a conservation easement in Florida, it is usually a perpetual agreement between the landowner and the…

The list of candidates vying for three seats on Wilmington city council includes a range of political newcomers and longtime politicians.Newly elected council members will face decisions on a range of issues, including investments in…

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles City Councilor Mike Bonin on Wednesday introduced a series of motions to have Los Angeles World Airports use its pending $ 6 billion airfield modernization project as an opportunity advance sustainability,…

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This is the Santa Cruz Local newsletter for Sunday October 3. Every Sunday, Santa Cruz Local's AgendaWatch newsletter keeps you up to date with what's happening in local government meetings in the coming week. We also provide summaries…

HOLYOKE - The Town of Holyoke and the Kestrel Land Trust will be hosting a free event on October 9 regarding the revitalization of Anniversary Hill Park and the iconic Scott Tower.The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Community…

A map shows where TOD-1 zoning would be applied along Broad Street west of Interstate 195. The various colored areas reflect future land use recommendations from the Richmond 300 plan. (Images courtesy of the City of Richmond) A zoning…

On September 21, Palm Coast City Council recognized a local resident and four city staff who helped rescue 17 dogs and cats from a stuffy van in July. Local resident Andy Duncan had called the Flagler…

Oak Ridge City Council recently voted for another small step toward building an airport in West Oak Ridge.The motion involved allowing City Manager Mark Watson to use legal services, up to $ 60,000, to negotiate the transfer of the land…

Carl Fisher has fond memories of the Salt Lake City foothills. A native of Davis County, he remembers cycling the foothills trails to classes at the University of Utah and his job at a downtown hotel. He is certainly not the only one…

SAN DIEGO - San Diego officials last week unveiled plans to designate 300 acres of public land for the construction of 10,000 homes that could be built much faster and cheaper than usual.The land would be divided for specific projects and…

Two frequent speakers at regular city council meetings recently made it clear that the Town of Rocky Mount…

Applications for multimodal advice and natural land preservation are accepted until October 1 The City of Durango is accepting applications for Multimodal!-->…

Do you remember the Fane tower?The planned 46-story apartment building in Providence's jewelry district, which divided neighbors, elected officials and architecture-loving critics, is still very real, according to its developer.About five…

The 22-acre lake is connected to the Daniels and Thomaselli Dam which has a Category I classification with the Department of Natural Resources. This means that if the dam fails and major flooding occurs, there would likely be loss of life…

Members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation gathered at dusk on Tuesday atop Sugar Loaf Hill in Southampton to mark the "historic" purchase of the sacred plot by Peconic Land Trust.…

July 19, 2021 4:21 PM Congressman Ted Lieu has ad that he managed to obtain inclusion of $ 2 million in funding in the House Appropriations Bill 2022 to support an affordable housing project on the current Site of parking structure 3 in…

Under development for three years, a long-term corridor plan to guide future uses along the South Gate of Whitefish has been completed for public review, setting out goals and objectives for land use, the transport,…

Crow Wing County Council on Tuesday July 13 agreed to remove the parcel from the forfeited public land auction set for July 23 at the request of Ideal Town Council. Township supervisors passed a resolution…

The city will consider a resolution that urges government entities to increase tools for local groups to preserve biodiversity and ecosystems as well as mitigate the impacts of climate!-->…