|
US State News, November 20
APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz., Nov. 19 -- The city of Apache Junction issued the following news release: The Mayor and City Council recognize the critical importance of a healthy business community. They |
The San Francisco Chronicle (California), November 20
The recession hasn't stopped San Francisco's city planners from thinking big. The Planning Department released an ambitious set of proposals Thursday to turn the blocks around the Transbay Terminal |
USA TODAY, November 20
The recession and housing collapse have halted four decades of double-digit growth for nearly half of the nation's biggest rapidly expanding suburbs. Twenty-four of the 53 cities of 100,000 or more |
Enid News & Eagle (Oklahoma), November 20
Nov. 20--More than a week ago, Enid city commissioners faced a room full of unhappy people, upset over a proposed livestock ordinance that set strict guidelines for keeping livestock in city limits. |
The Moultrie Observer (Georgia), November 20
Nov. 20--MOULTRIE -- Zoning officials and Colquitt County Commission will have to redo a zoning variance granted Monday due to a mix-up in advertising. |
Connecticut Post Online (Bridgeport, Connecticut), November 19
STAFF WRITER TRUMBULL -- The vote is in and chickens are out. With the first selectman-elect casting the deciding "ballot," the Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday night rejected a proposal |
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, November 19
WASHINGTON - When Barbara Harrison, director of the housing authority in Burkburnett, Texas, recently filled out a form to report a $99,664 federal stimulus award, she didn't know the number for her |
Dayton Daily News (Ohio), November 19
DAYTON - Developer Matt Stoermer has the buildings, the tax credits and a vision for his proposed East Third Street project, The Merc. |
Laurel Leader-Call (Mississippi), November 19
Nov. 19--The Laurel City Council made the first step to address the parking of unauthorized vehicles in a residential area of town. The City Council upon the recommendation of the City's Planning |
The Daily News of Newburyport (Massachusetts), November 19
Nov. 19--SALISBURY -- Salisbury officials have only recently become aware that 10 wind turbines could be built less than a quarter-mile off Salisbury Beach if the state's draft Ocean Management Plan |
Culpeper Star-Exponent (Virginia), November 19
Nov. 19--New census figures show Culpeper County's poverty rate declined in the past decade and is now below the state average. However, about the same number of Culpeper residents lived in poverty |
Commonwealth Journal (Somerset, Kentucky), November 19
Nov. 19--The original funds from the 2008-2009 Scattered Site Housing program may be close to being spent, but the county isn't finished rebuilding houses just yet. During last week's Pulaski County |
Bangor Daily News (Maine), November 19
The shocking 2005 United States Supreme Court ruling allowing the city of New London, Conn., to seize private residential property for redevelopment prompted many states, including Maine, to revise |
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), November 19
rhiggins@timesfreepress.com CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- A roomful of south Bradley County residents made it clear this week that they do not want to be annexed by Cleveland. About 100 people attended the |
Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana), November 18
Nov. 18--RELATED: Developers fear plan will stifle growth, drive up prices, increase sprawl Detractors and supporters of a proposed comprehensive land use plan for Monroe County spoke at Tuesday |
St. Joseph News-Press (Missouri), November 19
Nov. 19--The American Cancer Society asks smokers to give up the habit for one day today as part of the Great American Smokeout. A $2 million federal grant could help St. Joseph fight an |
The Houston Chronicle, November 18
GALVESTON - Alida and Tom Duggan are fighting contractors, their insurance company and the bank in a struggle to rebuild their home in Bayou Vista, destroyed by Hurricane Ike. "Our life has been a |
Aiken Standard (South Carolina), November 18
Nov. 18--Last year, Lucy Scoville decided to advertise her new pumpkin pie milk shakes on a sign outside her store. At the time, Scoville, owner of Sweet Cow Creamery on Laurens Street, wasn't aware |
The Virginian-Pilot(Norfolk, VA.), November 19
By Dave Forster The Virginian-Pilot SUFFOLK The City Council on Wednesday discussed new, local ways to pay for road projects as state funding becomes increasingly scarce. One possibility is to build |
The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), November 18
Nov. 18--When Camp Miakonda was established in Sylvania Township nearly a century ago, it was in the middle of nowhere, miles from the edge of Toledo's densely settled core. The trip from downtown |
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA), November 18
ONTARIO - It was just the beginning, the start of discussions on a new state law that targets reducing greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles for 2020 and 2035. Local government and |
Idaho Falls Post Register (Idaho), November 19
The Bonneville County Planning and Zoning Commission tried to play mediator between two feuding cities Wednesday night. The commission was presented a proposal by Ammon to enlarge the city's |
San Antonio Express-News, November 19
The sale of a Southeast Side home last month offers a sign of progress for a San Antonio urban revitalization project often criticized for taking too long. The Historic Gardens redevelopment project |
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), November 18
The Memphis City Council on Tuesday approved a measure allowing the Memphis and Shelby County Industrial Development Board to issue tax freezes to retain companies, not just to attract new jobs. |
Republican & Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), November 18
Nov. 18--Rush Township did not properly enact its zoning ordinance, a couple alleged Monday in a lawsuit asking that it be struck down. Marion J. and Thomas B. Lazur allege the township supervisors |
Eastern Wake News (North Carolina), November 18
Nov. 18--WENDELL -- Commissioner-elect Christie Adams, last Monday night, used a tactic employed by incoming members of the Wake County Board of Education, in an effort to delay approval of the |
Corsicana Daily Sun (Texas), November 18
Nov. 18--The Corsicana City Council voted to change the zoning rules for side yards and rear yards in how much setbacks are required for buildings when the council met in regular session Tuesday. |
Cary News (North Carolina), November 18
Nov. 18--CARY -- David Bowden didn't bother to read the latest letter from the town. "They are a bunch of deductive, intellectual, rigid noggins," he said. But read or unread, Bowden can't ignore |
The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), November 18
Nov. 18--TIFFIN -- The renovation of Seneca County's 1884 courthouse can be financed in many ways, the county's bond counsel said yesterday, but there are some practical considerations at the |
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin), November 19
By K. L. KLEIN Menomonee Falls - Next month, the Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on the creation of a new tax-incremental financing district to spur redevelopment downtown. |
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), November 18
It seems college degrees really do pay off, not just for the graduates but also for the cities in which they live, work and pay taxes. The Columbus economy would gain about $1.3 billion annually if |
USA TODAY, November 18
Cities and counties are scrambling to ensure the Census Bureau has addresses for every nook and cranny that could be considered someone's home, when Census forms are mailed in March. |
The Roanoke Times (Virginia), November 17
Nov. 17--Editor's note: Roanoke City Council voted 6-1 to rezone a property at Gatewood Avenue and McVitty Road Southwest. The vote tally was incorrect in the print version of this story. Roanoke |
Portland Press Herald (Maine), November 17
City officials are revamping Portland's zoning to make it easier for religious groups to establish places of worship. The city is responding to a lawsuit alleging that it violated the constitutional |
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), November 17
North Charleston is joining the list of local governments looking to regulate the length of time portable storage units can sit on your property. A proposal going to the city's Planning Commission |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), November 18
Developing the flood plain next to the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area is a poor and dishonorable decision. Any decision about this land must be made with a vision of the history of this land and |
Concord Monitor (New Hampshire), November 18
A day riding trolleys now goes for $1 in Concord, but for a couple weeks you had to get on board to find out. Fare was $1.25 for a single trip until the start of November, when it was reduced as |
The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania), November 17
After months of controversy and a swarm of regional media attention, East Berlin's zoning hearing board announced Tuesday night the town's most polarizing patriotic banner can stay - under a few |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 18
Is it faith or future land use that's behind a Lilburn community's opposition to a giant mosque? Some neighborhood residents say religion has nothing to do with their vocal fight against rezoning |
San Jose Mercury News (California), November 17
The development of housing geared to low- and moderate-income residents has come to a near halt in Silicon Valley because of state and local budget crises and the general economic meltdown, housing |
The Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK), November 17
A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said the agency would launch a new campaign this week to increase hiring of low-income individuals and public housing residents |
E&E News PM, November 17
Allison Winter, E&E reporter Idaho Gov. Butch Otter (R) announced his intention today to sue the Obama administration over its decision to give federal protection to a sagebrush plant. |
Austin American-Statesman (Texas), November 17
For years, Colorado River basin rice farmers held one-year "interruptible" contracts with the Lower Colorado River Authority, but water supply was so good, that word was never put to the test. Later |
The International Herald Tribune, November 18
FULL TEXT A United Nations summit meeting on combating hunger has underscored the split between rich and poor countries on the issue, with the industrialized nations balking at concrete targets. |
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale), November 17
Nov. 17--Tri-Rail seems closer to gaining a reliable source of funding as state lawmakers realize that Florida's hope for high-speed rail hinges on the success of its only existing commuter line. |
Republican & Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), November 17
Nov. 17--PINE GROVE -- Federal officials were in Schuylkill County on Monday promoting low-cost lending programs they hope will stimulate the economy. "The government needs to be a partner with our |
The Decatur Daily (Alabama), November 17
Nov. 17--Downtown Decatur is about to become an art gallery. Partners in the downtown revitalization project showed plans for a rotating mural project to the City Council on Monday, placing the |
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), November 17
Columbus' relentless northward sprawl inevitably adds more homes, roads and sewers near the Olentangy River and its tributaries. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission is lobbying communities |
Portland Press Herald (Maine), November 17
Supporters of liquefied natural gas terminals have thrown a late snag into what has been an orderly process to create rules for developing multibillion-dollar energy corridors in Maine. LNG |
Lowell Sun (Massachusetts), November 17
WESTFORD -- The Planning Board last night rejected Omnipoint Communications' request to build a wireless communications facility, sending Hunt Road residents home in a jubilant mood. Omnipoint, a |
USA TODAY, November 16
WASHINGTON--The Obama administration will propose that the federal government regulate local transit agencies in the wake of an increase in subway and light-rail passenger injuries, a Transportation |
E&E News PM, November 16
Patrick Reis, E&E reporter Three environmental groups sued the Obama administration in U.S. District Court in Arizona today in an effort to halt a proposed uranium mine near Grand Canyon National |
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin), November 17
By PAIGE SMAGA Oconomowoc - How much energy does it take to run the city, and where does it come from? According to recent calculations by Lead By Example team member Lisa Geason-Bauer: 53 percent |
The Ukiah Daily Journal (California), November 16
Nov. 16--Illegal marijuana grows on public lands and the environmental damage they cause is the focus of a Lake County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee meeting to be held Thursday at the Lake |
Connecticut Post Online (Bridgeport, Connecticut), November 16
STAMFORD -- Recent tests do not show evidence of pesticides in streams and ponds near the former dump at Scofieldtown Park, an environmental consultant told a city task force Monday. |
Idaho Falls Post Register (Idaho), November 17
Fireworks could fly this week between officials from Idaho Falls and Ammon. The root of the dispute is a 2001 agreement that marks Hitt Road as the dividing line between the two cities. In planning |
Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho), November 16
Nov. 16--The Sun Valley City Council took up the issue of water use and waste on Thursday, considering an amendment to the city's comprehensive plan that would restrict irrigation on new residential |
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, November 16
DPA CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT UN Food Climate change exacerbating food crisis, UN chief warns Rome summit = Rome UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened Monday theUnited Nations food summit in |
The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania), November 16
Nov. 16--Funding for the agency building the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail was eliminated from the state budget last month, threatening cultural, historical and economic development projects |
Associated Press Financial Wire, November 16
America's small cities are losing some of their traditional appeal to upwardly mobile families seeking wholesome neighborhoods, a stable economy and affordable living. A review of newly released |
The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pennsylvania), November 15
Nov. 15--PATTON -- Suddenly, the potential for public and private development along the corridor leading to Rock Run Recreation Area looks brighter. More than $6 million has been spent in recent |
Associated Press Financial Wire, November 16
After drug giant Pfizer Inc. announced that it was opening a new research center here, city officials aggressively moved to acquire surrounding land for an economic development project triggering an |
The Reporter (Vacaville, California), November 15
Nov. 15--Property owners of a future Vacaville subdivision would like more time to develop the land in the southern part of the city. On the same side of town, another property owner is looking to |
Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia), November 15
One half mile to the east of Colonial Williamsburg is a killing field. On May 5, 1862, thousands of Americans shot, stabbed and killed one another in a driving rainstorm that left 3,843 soldiers |
Highlands Today (Sebring, Florida), November 15
Nov. 15--AVON PARK -- Remax Realty Plus realtor Denyelle Dibble was surprised to find that her commercial real estate sign did not meet Avon Park's code requirements of six square feet. |
The Virginian-Pilot(Norfolk, VA.), November 15
Chesapeake, say hello to big-bin recycling. And say goodbye to those small blue bins. Finally. Yes, the city's recycling program will start this week - for some residents, at least. The first round |
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), November 15
A Coral Springs woman trying to sell her house recently complained to the City Commission that code enforcement was taking away her open-house signs, making it hard for her to attract prospective |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 15
I like transit. Transit is not a liberal or conservative thing, per se. It's not a liberal or conservative thing in New York City or London. Or in Brussels, where I used to take a streetcar to work |
Chicago Tribune, November 13
Maria Mora doesn't have to travel far for class. The bus route from her South Loop home to the downtown Adler School of Professional Psychology is less than two miles. But under a plan Chicago |
US State News, November 13
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 12 -- The city of Raleigh issued the following news release: The North Carolina General Assembly has approved legislation that changes the way Raleigh and other municipalities in |
US State News, November 13
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 -- The office of the New York City Mayor issued the following press release: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the City has signed a contract with Thor Equities to |
Dayton Daily News (Ohio), November 12
Election season is finally past, but a few reminders dotted local roadways as the last of the campaign signs were being cleaned up this week. |
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), November 13
"Love thy neighbor" can be a tricky lesson to follow when a neighbor brings traffic, loud music and Sunday crowds. Palm Beach County's plan to ease the development rules for new or expanded churches |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 13
Lilburn's Planning Commission on Thursday night recommended rejecting a rezoning request that would have allowed for a large mosque and cemetery in one of the city's neighborhoods. |
Buffalo News (New York), November 12
Public access to the river, sediment deposit and erosion on the shoreline, water levels and environmental cleanup were among the concerns that residents raised this week about the town's waterfront |
The International Herald Tribune, November 13
FULL TEXT Under harsh fluorescent lights, dozens of heads bend over keyboards, the clattering of earnest typing filling the room. Monitors flicker with insurance forms, time sheets and customer |
The Decatur Daily (Alabama), November 12
Nov. 12--Stricter air pollution standards could place North Alabama's transportation, tourism and industrial growth at risk, a top official with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management |
Health Business Week, November 13
On any given night, an estimated 43,000 people are homeless in Los Angeles' Continuum of Care, according to the 2009 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Report (HC09), released by the Los Angeles Homeless |
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, November 11
A strict sign ordinance that targets advertising clutter in Dallas storefront windows is being challenged in federal court. The Washington-based Institute for Justice filed suit against City Hall on |
Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, Indiana), November 11
Nov. 11--The Logansport-Cass County Planning Department is trying to create an area plan commission to oversee development throughout the county. An area plan commission would replace individual |
The Frederick News-Post (Maryland), November 11
Nov. 11--The Frederick County Commissioners plan to file a lawsuit this week against the county's planning commission. On Tuesday, the commissioners reaffirmed last week's decision to challenge a |
Ottumwa Courier (Iowa), November 11
Nov. 11--OTTUMWA -- The city of Ottumwa has agreed to remove two items from the proposed Urban Renewal Plan after the Wapello County Supervisors wrote a letter last week opposing parts of the plan. |
Chicago Tribune, November 12
Chicago Transit Authority leaders on Thursday are expected to sign off on an agreement to freeze bus and train fares for two years in return for limited state help that won't be enough to avoid |
Mt. Vernon Register-News (Illinois), November 11
Nov. 11--MT. VERNON -- The city is moving forward to create two new tax increment financing districts, both near the new overpass/interchange. "One will be on the east side of the Interstate," City |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 12
Lorraine Lobos bought her Lilburn house in 2003 for the idyllic charm and tranquility. "Our house is behind 4 acres of land with beautiful trees," said the 36-year-old homeowner in the St. Albans |
Palm Beach Post (Florida), November 11
The elderly and disabled residents of Sunshine Village -- nearly all those living in the decades-old mobile home park -- are fretting they might lose their homes to construction of a Wal-Mart. |
Dayton Daily News (Ohio), November 11
DAYTON - An eyesore is coming down in Harrison Twp. The dilapidated Parkway Inn vacant and padlocked, as a nuisance since 2005, will be demolished using federal economic stimulus money. The former |
The Boston Herald, November 11
The emerging ``clean energy'' industry won't be a major engine of economic growth over coming years, experts warn, contradicting Gov. Deval Patrick's past upbeat assertions about the sector. |
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, November 11
University Park residents packed City Hall on Tuesday for their first chance to vent about plans to build the Bush presidential library at Southern Methodist University and redevelop the southern |
The Advocate, November 11
|
The International Herald Tribune, November 12
FULL TEXT No matter how many times you hear them, there are some statistics that just bowl you over. The one that always stuns me is this: Imagine if you took all the cars, trucks, planes, trains and |
Florida Keys Keynoter (Marathon), November 11
Nov. 11--The Key West Planning Department, in the middle of rewriting the city's dated land-use plan, is reaching out to local lodgings to gather data. |
The Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Massachusetts), November 11
Nov. 11--HAVERHILL -- The City Council took the first step last night in allowing a telecommunications company to build a cell tower at the Highway Department property on Primrose Street. The |
Eastern Wake News (North Carolina), November 11
Nov. 11--ZEBULON -- Mayor Bob Matheny found it difficult to answer many of the questions fired his way last Thursday night during a public meeting to take comments on the town's plans for expanding |
The Clover Herald (South Carolina), November 11
Nov. 11--The Albemarle County Planning Commis-sion suggested major zoning ordinance fee increases Tuesday -- but backed away from the even higher fees that had been advertised. The commission |
The Brunswick News (Georgia), November 11
Nov. 11--In Dawn Hudson's opinion, there could be nothing worse for her neighborhood than for a funeral home to sit at the entrance of a community residents call the best kept secret in Glynn |
Portland Press Herald (Maine), November 11
Time to make the coffee and doughnuts - again. The Planning Board on Tuesday night voted 3-0 to approve an amended permit for Donald Crabtree to operate his Grand View Topless Coffee Shop out of an |
Orlando Sentinel (Florida), November 11
MIAMI -- The Federal Housing Administration is giving the condo market something it hasn't had for a while -- a little breathing room. Last week, the FHA, the federal agency that insures |
Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, Indiana), November 10
Nov. 10--The Logansport Plan Commission and the chamber of commerce are still working on a compromise on proposed restrictions for electronic message center signs in Logansport's business districts. |
Enid News & Eagle (Oklahoma), November 11
Nov. 11--City commissioners approved a controversial livestock ordinance with some changes Tuesday night after lengthy and sometimes angry discussion. The ordinance amended Enid's livestock |
