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New Braunfels City Council members on Monday are expected to discuss and consider a recommendation by the New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation approving an expenditure of up to $400,000 to Frantic Holdings, LLC for a project that would bring high-speed broadband infrastructure and services to commercial customers in downtown and other areas of the city. As part of an effort to increase broadband availability, the EDC in May 2020 contracted with Alk Development Services to oversee the ...

WATERTOWN — A newly proposed text amendment to the town’s zoning regulations, if approved, would create a Planned Development District for the old Sealy property in Oakville. The Planning and Zoning Commission, meeting Wednesday, April 7, set a Public Hearing on the proposal for Wednesday, May 5. The text amendment, filed by attorney Franklin Pilicy, would create a PDD that will provide for general commercial, rental, professional office space and residential uses on the parcel ...

Our recommendation for Dallas City Council District 14 Incumbent David Blewett faces Paul Ridley and Elizabeth Viney. Two years ago, when Philip Kingston lost his seat to represent District 14 on the Dallas City Council, he was replaced by David Blewett, a person who knew far less than Kingston did about how City Hall worked and about what the priorities of the district’s residents were, but who enjoyed a critical advantage. He didn’t have Kingston’s divisive approach. Blewett stumbled a...

Lauretti: Mas property could become Shelton manufacturing hub with national name brand companies Brian Gioiele FacebookTwitterEmail The intersection of Bridgeport Avenue (Rt. 108) and Constitution Blvd. South, in Shelton, Conn. April 14, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media The city-owned Mas property could become a manufacturing corporate park — and extending Constitution Boulevard North is the key to making it a reality. Mayor Mark Lauretti at a joint meeting of the Planning and Zonin...

Photo: WNAX At the last Yankton County Commission meeting, Greg Henderson, Executive Director of Planning and Development District 3 had an update on their activities. He says they handled a lot of Covid-19 related funding… Henderson says they also helped local governments with pass through dollars from the state.. Henderson says they have tracked the payback for the county over the years… The District serves local governments in a fifteen county area in southeast South Dakota. ...

Please, reenter the code in the captcha! The link was successfully Sent! Ooops!:( An error has occurred!   OVRDC to coordinate recovery-to-work initiative with regional Community Action partners Last week, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded more than $9.4 million to 30 projects through INvestments Supporting Partnerships In Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE), an initiative addressing Appalachia’s substance abuse crisis by creating or expanding a reco...

Shelton mayor to talk Mas property future Wednesday Brian Gioiele FacebookTwitterEmail Mayor Mark Lauretti will present potential development opportunities for the city-owned Mas property, an almost 70-acre parcel near Bridgeport Avenue where Constitution Boulevard could be partly extended to eventually reach Shelton Avenue (Route 108). Mayor Mark Lauretti will present potential development opportunities for the city-owned Mas property, an almost 70-acre parcel near Bridgeport Avenue where Cons...

Local Alliances Put Some Cities on the Fast Track to Recovery Economic development agencies have created comeback plans for cities like Austin, Texas, and Tucson, Ariz., positioning them to rebound from the pandemic quicker than others. Sun Corridor, a regional economic development agency, sponsored a revitalization plan for Tucson, Ariz.Credit...Rebecca Noble for The New York Times April 6, 2021, 9:00 a.m. ET As vaccination rates increase and businesses start to reopen, cities across the count...

Cortez approved for Rural Jump-Start Program Durango, Colorado Currently Sun 1% chance of precipitation Effort to attract unique businesses continues Sunday, April 4, 2021 11:32 AM Cortez has been reapproved to be a part of the state’s Rural Jump-Start Program in an effort to attract new businesses and jobs to the city. If a new business in town meets a set of requirements, it can qualify for incentive payments and relief from state income, property and sales taxes. ...

Lafayette’s city and parish councils are preparing to put a handful of local property taxes on the ballot for renewal in October in what could be a challenging decision on tax rates.  The councils oversee five local property tax millages in Lafayette set to expire in 2022, giving local governing bodies until mid-2023 to have residents vote on renewing the taxes, typically for another 10 years. Though the councils have more than two years to put the renewals before voters, doing it earlier gi...