Waterville City Council to consider establishing housing board, approving outdoor dining requests
Councilors are also expected to consider a resolution supporting Asian Americans, and awarding a $436,887 contract to Pike Industries Inc. for work on Eight Rod and Marston roads.
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WATERVILLE The City Council on Tuesday is expected to consider establishing a community housing board to look at housing needs in Waterville, and approving licenses for downtown eateries wanting outdoor dining this year.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., and is accessible to the public via a link on the city’s website www.waterville-me.gov.
The idea of a housing board was proposed by Councilor Rebecca Greene, D-Ward 4, to look at the overall housing situation in the city, according to City Manager Steve Daly.
Staunton Council asking Governor for more time to move May elections
Staunton Council asking Governor for more time to move May elections By Tara Todd | February 25, 2021 at 9:51 PM EST - Updated February 26 at 2:01 PM
STAUNTON, Va. (WVIR) - Anticipating new legislation, several Staunton City Council members want more time to move May elections to November.
The proposed bill passed the House and Senate and is now sitting on Governor Northam’s desk awaiting his signature.
City leaders voted Thursday night to send a letter to the Governor, asking for more time to make the change than the current 2022 implementation date.
Even after the U.S. beats back the novel coronavirus, economic damage wreaked by the historic pandemic may continue to depress city revenues in Napa, and force hard decisions about spending and staffing over the next few years.
Such was the sobering financial forecast officials shared with the City Council on Tuesday in a report predicting Napa may not reach its pre-COVID-19 levels of revenue and business activity until mid-decade, as a fitful vaccine roll-out and anxiety about travel safety slow the path to refilling the hotels and restaurants that until recently supplied nearly a quarter of the local budget.
YORK, Maine The town s Board of Selectmen tackled a full agenda at Monday night s meeting, which stretched well beyond the normal 10 p.m. time limit, even after Chair Todd Frederick pushed some agenda items off to the Feb. 8 meeting.
Most of the meeting s first hour was dominated by a report on COVID-19 vaccination by York Hospital s Erich Fogg.
But there were several other noteworthy items thereafter:
Ambulance contract awarded
The contract award between the town and York Ambulance service was introduced for discussion by Town Manager Steve Burns.
“This is one of the best buys that the town has,” Burns said, noting that “any service we receive, we spend a little bit of money and receive tremendous value.”