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Tensions over the leadership style and future of Roanoke City Manager Darlene Burcham, the city's first female manager, emerged during a debate among candidates for three city council seats. The debate, sponsored by local organizations, saw candidates from various parties offer differing opinions on whether Burcham should stay
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The recent Madison City Council vote to grant a cigar bar exemption from the city's smoking ban highlights a stark contrast in treatment of different establishments. The decision favors high-end cigar bars catering to state politicians, lobbyists, and corporate executives, while blue-collar neighborhood bars face stricter regulations. This
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Madison City Council's decision to exempt cigar bars from the city's smoking ban has exposed a clear double standard favoring the Capitol crowd of politicians, lobbyists, and corporate executives over the regular folks who frequent neighborhood "blue collar" bars. The potential health risks from
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Glasgow's west end is home to luxury flats that are being sold to first-time buyers at a 40% discount, thanks to an innovative scheme between Glasgow City Council and Partick Housing Association. The pioneering project, backed by the Scottish Executive's Homestake scheme, aims to help middle-income
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A proposed housing development in a rural area of northwest Vista is under consideration for revision, with representatives from the Vista City Council and Planning Commission suggesting that larger lots would improve the project's chances of approval. The developer, Concordia Homes, is seeking a revised plan after concerns
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Austonian residents continue to air concerns about potential traffic and project size as the Austin Planning Commission voted 5-2 to approve the conditional-use permit for a 207,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Super Center in northwest Austin. The decision came after a five-hour, contested discussion on Tuesday night, with commissioners Lynn Spainhower and
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Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer has announced that he will not run for sheriff, citing concerns over holding both positions simultaneously. Dyer's decision comes after a review of the law with the state Attorney General's Office revealed that he would need the approval of both the
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The City Council in Virginia Beach indefinitely deferred action on a proposed eight-home neighborhood, Oak Breeze, citing concerns that it may undermine efforts to buffer farm fields from suburban sprawl. The development, which fell short of key provisions in the city's transition-area guidelines, has sparked opposition from nearby
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Residents in Peterborough's Lavington Grange have expressed outrage and frustration after developer David Wilson Homes cleared a section of trees and shrubbery on a building site in Lyvelly Gardens, despite receiving clear instructions not to touch them. The shelter belt of trees and plants provided a welcome screen
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The Valley City Council held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss a proposed neighborhood chapter in the city's developing Comprehensive Plan. Four of the six council members present expressed concerns that the goals of the chapter could be accomplished by removing the chapter and adding its policies to
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Glasgow City Council's planning committee is set to approve plans to build 132 homes on St Vincent Crescent, a four-storey block of flats opposite an A-listed row of 19th-century houses. Residents and MSPs are strongly opposed to the development, citing concerns that it will ruin the street'
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Tampa's City Council is facing criticism for their handling of historic preservation in the city, particularly with regards to the protection of cigar factories. Despite the council's refusal to designate 15 of the last 200 remaining factories as landmarks, preservationists argue that this decision undermines the
