Council back to public attendance on Monday
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth City Council will convene on Monday, taking a look at seven items on its agenda primarily in first reading.
For the first time in more than a year, the council and the City Managers session following its conclusion will be open to the public. Starting at 6 p.m. at the Shawnee State University Ballroom, all attendees are expected to wear masks and to practice social distancing.
Proclamations for the SSU men’s basketball team and the Community Action Organization of Scioto County will be read before giving a third and final reading of a lease agreement with the Scioto County Heritage Museum.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly approved $26.3 million worth of capital spending on Thursday, postponed an ordinance to enact ranked choice voting and agreed to provide a minimum of $49 million to public schools.
An ordinance adopting ranked choice voting, along with a substitute measure that would put it to a vote of the people, will come back before the assembly at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
Seven public works projects were approved for construction, while three projects will go to design, according to a spreadsheet outlining the boroughâs Capital Improvement Program.
The construction projects are part of a 10-year, $218 million plan established last year. The vote to continue momentum on the plan was unanimous.
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Carson Cityâs 18 playgrounds bring joy and relaxation for an average of about 3,000 citizens per location. But theyâre also a potential liability to the city if anyone gets hurt using any one of them.
The Parks and Recreation Commission is deciding how best to properly maintain each location and whether to reduce the total number in its park system, according to a discussion at its April 6 meeting.
Playgrounds typically last about 20 years, and the cityâs existing sets already are approaching this age, according to staff reports. As of 2019, there were 54,773 residents in Carson City â about 3,043 per playground. Douglas County currently has about 8,166 residents per playground. Reducing five playgrounds to 13 in Carson City would double Douglas Countyâs facilities per capita.
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