Johnstown Common Council approves $12.2M bond proposal | The Daily Gazette
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JOHNSTOWN – The Common Council Wednesday night voted unanimously to authorize City Treasurer Mike Gifford to go to the municipal bond market to obtain up to $12.2 million for capital projects the largest bond procurement in the history of the city.
The borrowing was reduced from what has been called a $13.7 million “wish list” from the city’s department heads presented to the council on July 19.
The lion’s share of the bonding is part of approximately $7.2 million worth of capital projects requested by the city’s independently-elected Water Board, and will be repaid by the city’s water customers and not through property taxes.
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Family of inmate whose death led to charges against jail workers to settle lawsuit against Muskegon County
Updated May 10, 2021;
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MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – The family of an inmate whose death at the Muskegon County Jail led to manslaughter charges against four deputies and a nurse has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the county, court records show.
The family of Paul Bulthouse, 39, contended that authorities covered up the circumstances of his April 4, 2019, death.
Muskegon County Board of Commissioners has not been presented with a proposed settlement, County Administrator Mark Eisenbarth said.
Commissioners would have to review and approve any settlement.
Mindfulness is a practice of focusing on the present moment in a nonjudgmental manner.
Researchers have suggested that mindfulness may improve prosocial behavior, but studies looking at this have been inconclusive.
In the present study, the researchers explored whether a person’s self-conception can determine whether mindfulness will improve their prosocial behavior.
The researchers found mindfulness decreased prosocial behavior for people who see themselves as independent and increased it for those who perceive themselves as interdependent.
A new study has shown that people who consider themselves interdependent improve their prosocial behavior following mindfulness practice. Those who view themselves as independent, however, have decreased prosocial behavior.
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