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Statesboro’s mayor and council are slated to hold three public meetings Tuesday, one after another, at 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 50 East Main St.
Topics include final adoption of the “Food Truck Ordinance” after recent revisions, steps toward making $4 million worth of improvements to two parks and the city government establishing an Urban Redevelopment Agency.
$1.4 Billion Housing Redevelopment Project Moves Forward in Boston
The 80-year-old Bunker Hill public housing complex will be replace according to a plan approved recently by the Boston Planning and Development Agency. January 19, 2021, 7am PST | James Brasuell |
The Boston Planning and Development Agency board recently approved zoning for a 2,700-unit public housing complex that will replace 1,100 low-income apartments in the neighborhood of Charlestown in addition to adding the difference in market-rate apartments and condos, according to an article by Tim Logan. The $1.4 billion project, which has been in the works since 2015, is the most ambitious effort yet by the Boston Housing Authority to leverage the city’s hot real estate market to refresh decades-old public housing, reports Logan. Under a deal with the city, developers Joseph J. Corcoran Co. and Leggat McCall Properties would overhaul the 26-acre site on the northern edge of Charlestown, gradually demolishing
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Mansion Global Daily: London Ultra-Prime Prices Trending Upward, One Direction Star Sheds California Mansion, and More
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Beachfront Clifton Apartment Is the Most Expensive Home on the Market in South Africa
An apartment in the affluent Cape Town suburb of Clifton is on the market for R170 million (US$11 million), making it the most expensive property on the market in South Africa, according to estate agents RE/MAX Living. Spanning more than 11,000 square feet, the beachfront duplex has eight bedrooms, five living areas and seven garages. Cape Talk
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The Pittsburgh Land Bank, created in 2014, has yet to buy, clear, and sell a single piece of property. At its January meeting the land bank s board is expected to vote on whether to make it an “affiliate entity” of the Urban Redevelopment Authority.
While the PLB has worked with the URA since its inception under a memorandum of agreement, proponents say officially enmeshing with the agency would allow the land bank to gain better access to resources, such as at-cost legal services and a full-time staff member.
In an August interview Mayor Bill Peduto called the land bank “one of the failures of his administration,” and said his office was working to find a solution.
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Snow flies in front of a background of The Point and Fort Pitt Bridge as a storm moves into Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
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Pittsburgh City Council is set to vote Monday on a 2021 budget that doesn’t make any of the cuts to police funding that some residents have repeatedly requested.
The $564 million spending plan introduced Nov. 9 by Mayor Bill Peduto doesn’t increase taxes. However, if federal coronavirus relief packages are not approved, more than 630 jobs nearly $26 million in cuts will need to be made in July to keep the city afloat, officials said.