The special meeting was called after some councillors claimed the consultation did not adequately involve organisations representing people with disabilities.
Sharon Kemp is the third commissioner to be called in to help the council by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. She is the current chief executive at Rotherham Council, having been appointed in February 2016 by Government commissioners there who were overseeing improvements at the authority at the time. Since then, Rotherham Council has seen full powers returned andhas been awarded a ‘Good’ Ofsted rated Children and Young People’s Services since 2018. In Nottingham, Ms...
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 []
Just like it’s the case with Labour in Darnall or the Greens in the city centre, the Liberal Democrats should do very well in Fulwood, in one of their all-orange wards in Sheffield. Incumbent councillor Sue Alston won easily last time she was called to stand and we shouldn’t expect any surprise this year, either. Then, who knows? Cllr Alston said: “My main career was as an NHS midwife – but I have also been a local councillor in Fulwood ward for the past 12 years. I believe that I am the best...
The project will add new housing units in the area of North Grand Avenue and Darling Drive.
Boulder staffers have been exploring ways to make the city’s downtown streets livelier, more social spaces where community members can enjoy spending time.
(The Center Square) – New Spokane Valley City Councilmember Al Merkel's tenure in office has been plagued by allegations, a harassment investigation and quarrels with other members. Last week, the council repealed and replaced more than 20 sections of its Governance Manual, a guide for the council on how to act and conduct official business. During the meeting, Merkel said he believed the changes were approved to bypass his comments and questions regarding certain agenda items. ...
The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion seeking to expand a proposed surveillance program that would give the Los Angeles Police Department real-time access to private and business' security cameras.
The University of Toronto has put up new fencing along part of its downtown campus and is warning students that encampments on its grounds will not be tolerated following protests in the U.S. and in Canada demanding educational institutions divest from companies with military ties to Israel. A letter that was sent to students by the university’s vice-provost Sandy Welsh on Sunday stated that while the school is committed to free speech and lawful and peaceful protests, it will not tolerate...
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.