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The Marshall County Commissioners conducted a public hearing during their meeting on Monday to consider amending the current ordinance pertaining to Development Standards and Accessory Structures. The County Plan Commission voted to prohibit the use of shipping containers as storage units.  County Plan Director Ty Adley presented the amendment to the commissioners and said this amendment is just clarification that shipping containers are not permitted within Marshall County as an acceptable me...

Need, effectiveness of trained volunteers stressed Islamabad December 19, 2020 Islamabad : Need, importance, and effectiveness of trained volunteers in various walks of life was highlighted at a national seminar organised by Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) Pakistan to mark the International Volunteers Day. The event was attended by government officials, UN agencies, civil society organizations, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Punjab Emergency Services Rescue 1122, Ministry...

The Pleasant Grove City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved multiple ordinances to amend the city code in order to meet low-impact development standards for stormwater flow that were recently implemented by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. Low-impact development principles are those that “utilize stormwater as a resource to retain precipitation onsite,” according to the DEQ. “As a community grows, vegetation is removed and the surface area is covered by parking l...