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So, we also reached out to the community. We brought Task Force Meetings down into the neighborhood as often as we could. We sat in a night club on 11th street when we launched the whole idea of the social heritage district. We had a fourhour seminar type saturday that was held in the Community Room at the folsom door apartments where people we published a schedule and people that wanted to address various issues like affordable housing, transportation, a whole range of things, could come in and...

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission seeks Senior Housing Planner. Learn more about this position and other opportunities on the Planetizen Jobs Board.

Union Township in Clermont County, Ohio is pleased to welcome Cory Wright as the Township Administrator beginning Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

Local governments, including the Village of Island Park and the Long Beach City Council, are vehemently opposed to this project. New York is a Home Rule state, and the state Public Service Commission should not have the power to override local land-use authority merely for developer convenience. The health and safety of our communities should always come first. The materials used in wind turbines, such as epoxy resin and glass fiber, contain bisphenol A, a known endocrine disruptor. Thi...

Long Islanders are deeply concerned about the proposed Equinor wind turbine project, Empire Wind, and its potential to adversely affect our health, safety and economy.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It's no secret that local municipalities have been struggling to fill critical positions in the town and city halls, sometimes taking months to find the right...

CJ Hoss, Pittsfields city planner, will leave City Hall at the start of next month to lead the Community Planning Program at the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission.

The College of Charleston campus community is invited to attend an unveiling on Oct. 15 for a new solar shade pavilion near Rivers Green and to commemorate the indigenous and enslaved people who labored and lived near the site throughout history.

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — The Select Board has unanimously approved a major amendment to the land use regulations designed to allow greater flexibility for desired economic development in the downtown and surrounding areas. The detailed amendment to land use development review regulations was prepared by the Planning Commission, town staff and staff at Bennington County Regional Commission, which acted as a consultant in the effort. In general, the f...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — Proposed amendments to the town’s land use and development regulations are expected to move next to the Select Board for possible approval, following a lightly attended Planning Commission hearing on the changes. Planning officials last week held a hearing and gave a presentation on the amendment package. The Select Board is expected to hold another public hearing before possible adoption. The commission will meet again...