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  The Sugar Land City Council recently approved a contract to purchase materials for wireless communications upgrades as part of its Capital Improvement Program (CIP), a May 21 news release from the city said. The city said its High Site Communication Improvements project aims to improve the city’s wireless network to help in supporting citywide connectivity for systems that support license plate recognition cameras, traffic signals, corridor timing and other communications among Sugar ...

  The Sugar Land City Council recently approved an infrastructure improvement project aimed at reducing flooding within certain areas of the city. According to a news release from the city, the council approved an engineering design contract to improve drainage in the Austin Park and Chimneystone subdivisions of Sugar Land. The city said that area’s drainage issues were a “top priority” identified by Sugar Land residents through the 2020 Citizen Satisfaction Survey. The projec...

Design documents show the pending new transit garage to be built on Lathrop Street will be almost 57,000 square feet and will have a locker room, conference room, laundry area, showers, offices, supply rooms and 10 bus repair bays. The $28.1 million project of the Fairbanks North Star Borough is in the early design phase. Design documents by Design Alaska were obtained by the News-Miner via a public records request. The two-story building, with a mezzanine, will be 60 feet tall with an outdoor ...

Huntington Beach considering installation of fiber optic communications downtown The Huntington Beach Civic Center on June 27, 2020. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer) Print The Huntington Beach City Council on Monday night will consider approving a bid to construct fiber optic communications from City Hall to Pier Plaza at the beach. Director of Public Works Sean Crumby said in a report that the city has identified a need to develop the connection between City Hall and city facilities in...

Economic Standing Policy Committee finishes week of deliberations Poll yes The Economic Standing Policy Committee of city council adjourned on Friday after five days of deliberations leaving $31 million unallocated for the next elected council to make use of after this fall’s municipal election. While most initiatives funded in this upcoming 2022-2031 Capital Improvement Program cycle were modest and relatively inexpensive to fund, there were a few which stood out as having a larger impact o...

Economic Standing Policy Committee finishes week of deliberations Poll Independent The Economic Standing Policy Committee of city council adjourned on Friday after five days of deliberations leaving $31 million unallocated for the next elected council to make use of after this fall’s municipal election. While most initiatives funded in this upcoming 2022-2031 Capital Improvement Program cycle were modest and relatively inexpensive to fund, there were a few which stood out as having a larger i...

Another capital improvement project is moving closer to completion in the Town of Herndon. The Herndon Town Council unanimously voted in favor of awarding a contract to Fort Myer Construction Corporation for improvements at the Elden and Center streets intersection during its public session on May 11. Fort Myer submitted a bid of $863,000, the lowest of five bids that the town received for the project. The project will reconstruct and realign the existing intersection “to incorporate addition...

Economic Standing Policy Committee finishes second day of deliberations Poll Yes The Economic Standing Policy Committee of city council passed an omnibus measure which approved most projects left over under the C (Transportation Projects), E (Environmental Utilities) and F (Electric Utility) Sections of the Capital Improvement Program investment proposals for 2022-2031 cycle Tuesday morning, and was able to successfully to get a start on considerations in Section D (Community Projects) in the a...

During retreat, council discusses 2022 budget priorities, possible shift to two-year cycle Posted: May 9, 2021 382 Meeting via Zoom Saturday, Edmonds City Councilmembers discuss the budgeting process with consultant Mike Bailey and City Finance Director Dave Turley, bottom row. Should the City of Edmonds move from a one-year to a two-year budget cycle? How can the city better engage citizens in the budget process? What should the city prioritize and de-emphasize in the 2022 budget? Thos...

CARLSBAD The Carlsbad City Council met Tuesday and approved a zoning change so that 192 multifamily residential apartments can be built southwest of Palomar Airport Road and Palomar Oaks Way. The council also approved a tentative tract map and site plan for a nine-unit condominium project at 2690 Roosevelt St. The council discussed an appeal by Taylor Made and Callaway golf companies of the business license tax collector’s decisions that they had underpaid their taxes. The council agreed to g...