CITY COUNCILS CARLSBAD The Carlsbad City Council met Tuesday for a hearing and approved its 2021-22 operating budget, other city budgets and associated resolutions.
Updated: 7:57 PM EDT June 5, 2021
BIDDEFORD, Maine
On Saturday morning in Biddeford, the Biddeford Police Department and Apex Youth Connection teamed up to host a “Bike with a Cop” event.
Children of all ages were invited to go on a bike ride on the Eastern Trail, and there was a good turnout of kids mostly between the ages of four and seven. The kids rode their bikes with two Biddeford Police officers and a representative of Apex Youth Connection.
Apex Youth Connection, formerly the Community Bicycle Center in Biddeford, is a nonprofit youth organization that offers supportive mentors to kids, as well as after-school and summer programs for 5th to 12th graders. You can learn more about Apex Youth Connection by visiting its website.
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Later this month, the Solana Beach City Council will approve a two-year budget for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 fiscal years, with projections that map out a gradual return to normal after a year of cutbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’re kind of in the same place we were last year at this time, just on the opposite end,” Ryan Smith, city treasurer, said during the May 26 City Council meeting, when council members began reviewing some of the projections.
“There is a little bit of uncertainty on where revenues are going to go,” Smith continued. “There are certain aspects of the economy that appear to be pushing revenues higher, and there are also some aspects that are suggesting to hold back a little bit.”
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The departments with the highest rate of vaccination include: the human resource department, the mayorâs office, the municipal court, city attorneyâs office, the health department and the waste water utility.
As of last week, Public Works had a vaccination rate near 60%, the Fire Department was at 63% and the Police Department was at 51%.
Behind one curve, ahead of another
Melby
âI do not know of a widespread consensus reason of why people choose not to receive the vaccination. It seems up to the individual and reasons tend to vary,â Sgt. Chad Melby, the RPDâs public information officer, said in an email.