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Residents and officials in Roswell, Georgia are advocating for a makeover of the Holcomb Bridge/Ga. 400 interchange, deemed the city's gateway. Businessman Ralph Ellis Al Nash has expressed frustration with the area's disheveled appearance, citing overgrown weeds and a lack of pedestrian-friendly features. Roswell Mayor
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The New York City Council has overwhelmingly passed a resolution urging the city's school system to close schools for two major Muslim holidays each year. The resolution, however, faces opposition from Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who believes that the school calendar cannot accommodate every religion practiced in New York
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Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has announced that a 10-year cable franchise agreement has been reached with Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. for the City of Pittsburgh. The agreement, subject to the recommendation of the Cable Advisory Board and approval by City Council, will bring cable competition to Pittsburgh for the first time in
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The Smyrna City Council has unanimously voted to rescind a pay raise for itself, just like the city's budget which eliminates pay raises for city workers. The decision comes as the city tries to balance its finances, having laid off six employees and eliminated 42 vacant positions in
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The organizers of a Foghat concert planned for Festus, Missouri, are in disarray after the city mayor issued a cease-and-desist order due to concerns over crowd safety, insurance, and property damage. The event was initially slated to take place at the Festus Memorial Airport, which is owned by the city,
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Mayor Allan W. Fung's budget proposal, which included over 40 layoffs and a 5.46 percent increase in property tax levy, was rejected by the City Council's Finance Committee. The committee instead recommended no layoffs and a 4.75 percent tax levy increase, citing concerns about
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The Memphis City Council is pressing Mayor Willie Herenton's administration to make a $50 million cut in the proposed operating budget, citing a lack of school funding. The council's operating budget committee has been debating over the mayor's proposed budget, which does not include
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Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton has presented a $617.4 million balanced budget to the City Council, relying on eliminating vacant positions, using more federal grants to fund police operations, and reducing and reorganizing some city services and funding agreements. The budget fully funds fire, police, and anti-blight initiatives and gives
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The Taxation, Revenue and Utilization of Expenditures Commission in Jacksonville unanimously voted to recommend that the City Council reject the mayor's proposed contract extension worth an estimated $750 million over 35 years for the Trail Ridge landfill. The commission advised the council to focus on resolving the city&
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Toledoans are worried that crime will increase if police are laid off, but Mayor Carty Finkbeiner says the city needs to cut $27.7 million from its budget. The city is struggling to balance its finances, with decreasing income tax receipts and a projected deficit of $20 million more than
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Incumbent mayors in two Dane County cities, Middleton and Sun Prairie, won re-election, while voters in Fitchburg elected a current City Council member as the city's new mayor. The election results reflect voter confidence in the current leaders' work and their ability to address key issues. The
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A Muntinlupa court has granted the city government's motion to postpone the hearing on a lawsuit filed by a private contractor over the construction of a P280-million elevated walkway at the Alabang viaduct. The lawsuit, filed by N.C. Tavu & Associates Corp., accuses Muntinlupa Mayor Aldrin San
