(The Center Square) – Spokane residents will have an opportunity to comment on their elected officials’ salaries during a public hearing on Thursday as a commission weighs raises or cuts amid a significant deficit. The salaries of the mayor, council president and six council members are all up for debate as the Salary Review Commission gathers more information to inform its decision. Thursday’s meeting will occur at 4 p.m. in Spokane City Hall’s Tribal Conference...
Hope Gardens was one of the earliest conversions to private management of a public housing complex. The legislation requires the city to publish comprehensive metrics on privately run NYCHA complexes. [ more › ]
At yesterday's Annual Council Meeting (Wednesday, 15th May), councillors approved proposals to alter how the public interact with the Council’s committees in a bid to encourage more citizen involvement in Sheffield’s democracy. To improve public access to committees and decision making, in the future, committees will allow members of the public to join remotely to ask questions or read statements as well as being able to attend committee meetings in person. Livestreaming of Council and Committee...
Planning officers rejected the proposals over noise and traffic safety concerns raised by neighbours. The owners of a detached bungalow on Station Road made a retrospective application for a change in use of a private pool, gym, sauna and spa at the property. The business, operating as Ossett Leisure, lies within a conservation area and is near to two retirement homes. The scheme has divided opinion among the town’s residents. The application was supported by more than 170 people, including...
The City of Amarillo City Council is hosting its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, May 14, at City Hall, which is expected to include discussions on repairs and ADA compliance updates to public parks and a presentation of Vision 2045, an update to the 2010 Amarillo Comprehensive plan.
THURSDAY 16 MAY FROM 5PM. Come gather everyone and everything, at County Hall, Dorchester. Welcome and congratulate the 82 Councillors that will represent our county, our communities, and Dorset creatures for the next four years. From our seas to our trees and everything in-between, come in your costumes, in your good-spirits, with your displays of […]
From September 2024, budding musicians across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull will benefit from access to a new regional music hub.
SALISBURY, Md – The Wicomico County Public Library is asking for the public’s help in supporting vulnerable people. The downtown Salisbury branch of the library is home to a community pantry, where those experiencing homelessness–or anyone else in need–can get the supplies they need with no barriers. Library officials are asking for donations, especially unused tents and camping equipment, in
Sometimes, two seemingly totally unrelated events come together to show a larger, more important story that needs to be told. Recently, settlements were made in the Flint water contamination case. []
Officers responded to a call at Grand Canal Square yesterday evening after "concerns for the alleged activities of a male in the area" were raised
IT’S almost a year since Phillip Schofield’s world imploded. He “quit” ITV, concerned the headlines surrounding him were detracting from his 21-year tenure on This Morning, the show he loved like n