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City leaders and local businesses are eagerly awaiting the development of a new entertainment venue planned for midtown Sacramento.

0:43 Plattsburgh’s mayor has made a nomination to fill an empty seat on the common council. Democratic Mayor Chris Rosenquest is appointing Caitlin Bopp to fill the term of departed Ward 5 Democrat Patrick McFarlin, who stepped down July 1st. The mayor will place Bopp’s name before the council for ratification during a special meeting Thursday afternoon.  In a statement, Rosenquest says if his appointment is approved it would create Plattsburgh’s most diverse Common Council, with two people of color and three women. Six councilors represent the city. Tags: 

4:15 Communities across New York were mandated to perform a review of their police departments and policing policies and submit a plan to the state by April 1st detailing reforms in procedures and community engagement.  The Plattsburgh Common Council approved the city’s recommended plan Wednesday night. The only resolution on the agenda at the Plattsburgh Common Council’s meeting Wednesday evening was the adoption of the Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Plan mandated by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order 203.  Most discussion on the draft had occurred during previous m...

4:10 The Plattsburgh Common Council met Thursday evening for its second full meeting under a new mayor and there were some procedural differences evident. The Plattsburgh Common Council now meets bi-weekly rather than weekly.  One of the reasons is to allow councilors more time for committee work and meetings. One indication that the regular council meeting will be somewhat different was the advance notice of the meeting.  In the past only the agenda was included.  This time the full text of all resolutions to be considered was also sent.  As the meeting started Thursday Mayor Chris Rosen...