The city of Anaheim, California, just announced that its City Council voted to approve a Disney project called Disneyland Forward, giving Disney zoning approval to transform parking lots across the street from and near its existing theme parks into new theme park, hotel, and entertainment and retail areas. — Read the rest
Walt Disney famously said that Disneyland will never be completed. He was right. The vote by the Anaheim City Council on Wednesday to approve the Disneyland resort's $1.9-billion expansion plan is the latest of several huge investments made by the media giant at the 100-acre facility known to its fans as the "Happiest Place on Earth." Once upon a time, Disneyland was just a concept that grew out of a visit by Disney to Griffith Park in Los Angeles. Then on July 17, 1955, the gates were flung...
Jamestown City Council will vote on issuing $2.7 million bond to cover the completion of the Fleet Maintenance Building project. City Comptroller Ericka Thomas said $4,890,000 has been spent to date on the project, “The BAN that we got last year for the garage was $2,850,000. So, currently we have expenses over that BAN amount […]
The special meeting was called after some councillors claimed the consultation did not adequately involve organisations representing people with disabilities.
Erie City Council makes a push to get more people involved in changes they want to see throughout the city. A big part of their efforts to do so will be taking their council meetings to the road this summer calling it the City Council Neighborhoods Tour. Council will function the same way it would []
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On Tuesday, Scranton City Council voted no to demolishing a historic building in Lackawanna County. The council voted against the demolition of the Carriage House located on Moir Court. The building is owned by the University of Scranton. Board officials say the reason they voted against the demo was because []
BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (WDTN) -- Late Monday night, Beavercreek City Council voted to decline the proposed zoning application that would bring Racetrac to US -35 and Factory Road. Around 50 residents attended the meeting, voicing their concerns on how the business would impact their community. The main concern was whether the location would be considered a []
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Hamilton city council’s long-awaited decision on the public versus private operation of the LRT has finally been determined. After years of discussion and delay, this polarizing issue came down to a nine to six vote. City council voted in favour of Hamilton’s LRT to be privately operated for its first decade before it’s handed over […]
The project will add new housing units in the area of North Grand Avenue and Darling Drive.
Whoever wins in the ward of Park and Arbourthorne will be a new councillor, as the city’s only current Independent socialist member, Sophie Wilson, has decided to stand down. Labour will hope to make it three out of three in the ward. A council ward profile shows that 28% of children aged up to 19 live in relative poverty, the crime rate is well above the England average and almost a quarter (23.8%) have a limiting long-term illness. Labour’s Mia Drazaic said: “I’m a mother, ex-teacher and union...
The farmers market in downtown Santa Barbara may have a new home soon due to an upcoming vote on Tuesday.
City Council unanimously voted 8-0 in favor of making the “Hake Block-Fort Wayne Bottling Works” building the 89th Local Historic District in Fort Wayne.