VERONA – The 500-foot expanded buffer for Augusta County quarries appears to be dead. The ordinance first came before the Augusta County Board of Supervisors earlier this month. Members of the local quarry industry spoke against the ordinance at the meeting, many of them only learning about the ordinance the day before. Residents expressed frustration […]
Feb. 25—GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks’ water service line repair code has been amended to be enforceable. Recent changes passed by the City Council mean the city’s water department can realistically enforce the rules regarding leaks in water service lines. Previously, the city required homeowners to repair leaks within 24 hours, an often impossible endeavor. […]
WISCONSIN RAPIDS − Wisconsin Rapids voters will see a referendum on allowing ATV/UTVs on city streets on their ballots in the November general election. The referendum is a result of “direct legislation,” or a petition process to put an ordinance in front of the Wisconsin Rapids City Council. The Council had the option to pass […]
Columbia has declared itself a sanctuary for its LGBTQ residents. Roughly three hours of public comment and approximately 30 minutes of council discussion led to a 6-1 vote on an amendment to the sanctuary city ordinance, which included language referencing potential future state laws barring bathroom access for transgender individuals or public drag performances, and […]
Feb. 20—HIGH POINT — A longtime legislative goal for many in High Point was achieved Monday. The City Council voted unanimously to adopt a fair housing ordinance. Pending federal approval, this means that the city, for the first time in its history, will have the authority to investigate and enforce laws against discrimination in the […]
Feb. 16—A proposed ordinance regarding vacant commercial properties is being revised to make it easier on property owners, Muskogee City Attorney Katrina Bodenhamer said. The amended ordinance would authorize the city to compile an index of names, addresses and contact information of owners of vacant commercial buildings. The property owner would have to present the […]
Feb. 13—HIGH POINT — High Point will try once again to join the ranks of other local governments that enforce federal fair housing laws. A City Council committee has recommended adopting an ordinance that would empower the city to investigate complaints from residents about discrimination in housing practices and — if necessary — take cases […]
Feb. 12—Mentor officials are considering an ordinance to continue conserving as park land four properties the city owns in neighboring Painesville, a move opposed by Painesville officials and local organizations who believe it will inhibit the area’s economic development. The ordinance was introduced at Mentor City Council’s Feb. 6 meeting and would apply to 215 […]
City of Brookfield property owners or tenants can now be billed for services and time spent by officials like emergency and police crews responding to repeated public nuisance issues on properties. Brookfield’s Common Council voted Tuesday night to allow the city to charge premises owners for city employee time and related costs to abate ― […]
Amarillo City Councilmember Don Tipps weighed in on the city’s discussion of an abortion ordinance that has carried on for the past month. The city council was studying the issue and having conversations on whether a citywide abortion ordinance is needed, but with a group of 11 citizens filing paperwork to initiate a petition in […]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Huntsville City Council gathered Thursday evening for its second meeting of the new year and city leaders addressed the new hands-free driving ordinance that went into effect at the beginning of the year. Council members decided to vote in favor of changing how the ordinance is understood to clarify some […]
HARBOR SPRINGS — Dispensaries aren’t coming to Harbor Springs — at least not yet. But during Monday’s city council meeting, city manager Victor Sinadinoski told the council about a letter a Ypsilanti attorney, Anderson Grandstaff, sent about bringing a recreational marijuana citizen’s ballot initiative to the city. Sinadinoski said the attorney is representing an unnamed […]