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Deal sees Council wrest control of Hammerhead The future of the Hammerhead as a public space and key transport link looks bright thanks to a deal done recently by Council. Local councillors, from left, John Watson and Wayne Walker, say it is a satisfying end to a 20-year battle. A deal between Auckland Council and Gulf Harbour Investments (GHIL) has removed the threat of a commercial ‘right to lease’ over the Hammerhead land at the end of Gulf Harbour marina, enabling greater investment...

The “7 Oaks Ranch” of Crockett and Val Verde County has been selected to receive the 2021 Lone Star award tonight, representing the Edwards Plateau Eco-Region. The property is located south of Ozona, Texas and northwest of Del Rio, TX within the Pecos and Devils River watersheds and at a meeting point of the Chihuahua Desert and Edwards Plateau convergence.

Todd Niall12:58, May 25 2021 David White stuff.co.nz Meeting Aucklands goal of halving carbon emissions by 2030 "will be tough", but it is achievable, the mayor says. Auckland councillors have voted in the proposed five per cent, one-off rates rise, arguing the city needs to keep investing in infrastructure, even when revenue has taken a hit from Covid-19. Four voted against stepping up from the initially-planned 3.5 per cent rise - councillors Greg Sayers, Wayne Walker, Sharon Stewart and Joh...

Amid Covid-19 recovery measures, ratepayers can expect yearly rates increases for a decade.

Auckland ratepayers will pay 5 percent more this year, and a cumulative increase of more than 40 percent over the next decade, as the council fixes the growing city's assets and pays for new infrastructure.

Homeless population in Dallas wondering what they will do if bill banning homeless encampments passes DALLAS - Texas state lawmakers are one step closer to banning homeless encampments.  A bill initially passed by the state House earlier this month was approved with minor revisions by the Senate Thursday. If the House approves those revisions, the bill will head to the governor’s desk, and that will affect Dallas’ growing homeless population as lawmakers are working to ban encampments on p...

Special to the Weatherford Democrat May 18, 2021 FreeImages Two methamphetamine distribution convictions and 99-year prison sentences a Parker County jury gave to a Springtown man in December, 2019 were upheld on appeal in a ruling rendered Thursday. Donald Wayne Walker, 50, was convicted of delivering methamphetamine to an informant on two occasions. Audio and video recordings of the transactions were played for the jury during the trial. “T...

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May 7, 2021 / 11:07 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Property taxes for thousands of Marion County residents have skyrocketed. In some cases, taxes have tripled. The increase in property taxes is concentrated in and around the Fountain Square area. That area has experienced a lot of redevelopment over the past couple years, leading to higher home sale prices and now higher taxes. And right in the middle of all the redevelopment sits Esperanza Alonzo’s house. She is a lawyer and moved to the Fou...

Property Tax Bills Significantly Increased in Marion County INDIANAPOLIS — It’s a legal process that may sound uninteresting, but it’s actually causing property taxes in Marion County to explode. It’s called the yearly property reassessment: it’s a process the Marion County Assessor’s Office is legally required to complete. The assessor’s office examines a quarter of the county, considers the home sale prices and number of new construction permits issued, and adjusts your property...