Bond, Contracts and a Demonstration

A demonstration

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The June 16, 2008 City Council meeting’s first public hearing began with a plea for affordable housing. Community Voices Heard held a march preceding the meeting to raise awareness about the need for affordable housing initiatives in the master plan. They sat in the audience until the first opportunity to spoke [...]

Why aren’t we suing?

Authorize another $6.313 Million?

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The City Comptroller Charles Emberger asked the Council for a resolution last night that would increase a 2004 bond authorization by $6,313,000 to cover additional costs associated with the new City Courthouse. Located at the intersection of Broadway and 9W, the Broadway School is undergoing renovations to become the new [...]

City Council Breaks Open Meetings Law

It’s time to award another Closed Door Award. This one goes to City Manager Jean Ann McGrane and Economic Development Director Robert McKenna for shutting out the public to a meeting that had a majority of the city council present and thus fell under the Open Meetings Law.
According to Jenny Loeb, a community organizer [...]