The Utrecht city council has agreed to apply paid parking throughout the city. This will happen neighborhood by neighborhood and will take 12 years. Before this, it was only in busy areas where you had to pay for parking. Now, there is a plan to have the whole city paid for parking starting in 2034. alderperson of mobility Lot van Hooijdonk called it “A milestone” while she is also aware of the unpopularity of the decision. However, it is essential for the city to prevent “tens of thousands of...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The Grants Pass Skate Park will be closing in May for renovations. The skate park was built in 2001 and is nearing the end of its lifespan. Many of the skating surfaces are cracked and uneven which park users say can make it difficult to skate. To repair the cracks and […]
Graves Park ward has been a strong basis for the Liberal Democrats but as Cllr Ian Auckland is retiring the seat is up for grabs. The Lib Dems are trying to keep the ward as an all-orange one – they’ve got all three councillors at the moment – but it will not be easy, as we already mentioned in our Sheffield battlegrounds article. The Liberal Democrats will try to win with Tariq Zaman. He said: “I grew up and have lived locally for the past 46 years, and my children attended local schools. I...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The city of Medford has made some changes to Main Street near the location where a mother and child were recently hit by a car. City officials have crosshatched the first parking space on Main Street at the intersection of Oakdale Avenue, meaning drivers can no longer park there. This is the […]
The United States Geological Survey confirms a 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit just before 6 a.m.
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...
Neither Cllr Tom Hunt, the leader of the council, nor Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, have to stand this year – but Cllr Douglas Johnson from the Green Party does. Cllr Johnson, the leader of his group, was able to win comfortably in 2021 and now he is aiming to do that again, keeping the City ward a Green ward. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “I’m a councillor for City ward, I was elected in 2016 and again in 2021. “I chair the council’s housing...
The Honolulu Salary Commission Tuesday adopted a nearly 3.6% pay boost for the mayor, managing director, the nine-member City Council and other appointed, high-level city officials for the city’s fiscal year 2025 salary schedule, which begins July 1.
CEDAR CITY — A new crosswalk is coming to 900 North to address safety concerns caused by increased traffic in the area. The crosswalk was proposed earlier this month at the April 3 Cedar City Council meeting, and Jared Barnes, head of the city’s Cedar Ridge Golf Course Division, presented it. The 18-hole regulation course […]
PRICE, Utah, May 1, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Price City police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man believed connected to a hit-and-run accident. The incident reportedly happened in March at a local business, the department’s social media post says. “If you recognize this man and/or the vehicle, please let us know […] The post Price City police seek tips on man, vehicle believed involved with hit & run incident first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
ST. GEORGE — Two people riding a tandem bicycle on Sunday evening collided with a deer near the south entrance of Zion National Park, authorities say. The incident occurred between 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. National Park Service rangers responded along with paramedics from Hurricane Valley Fire and Rescue and officers from the Springdale Police […]
(FOX40.COM) — The City Council could rename a small, historic park in Old Sacramento on Tuesday in honor of a woman business owner from the 1850s. The Center for Sacramento History, the group that maintains historical records for the city and county, is requesting the name change from Pioneer Park to Mary Gregory Park. "The []