On May 11, during an otherwise ordinary meeting of the Finance Committee to discuss the 2022 Cambridge budget, a dispute erupted between City Manager Louis A. DePasquale and Councilor Jivan G. Sobrinho-Wheeler, highlighting a common fault of conflict in Cambridge government.
Sobrinho-Wheeler suggested that, for the 2023 budget, the city conduct âtransparentâ and âmore engagingâ hearings with a longer timeline. He cited Bostonâs public working sessions, which allow the budget to change âaccording to the wills of the elected body.â
âI have to respond to that,â DePasquale interjected.
âThis is a city manager form of government, and as much as the council sometimes feels it isnât, it is,â DePasquale said. âYou either work with the city managerâs position, or you remove it and go to a different function, but you canât change the government that you have.â
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Laredo International Airport introduces new cargo program
Courtesy of the City of Laredo
May 18, 2021
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Pictured include Member of the Airport Advisory Board for District 2, Omar Gonzalez; Economic Development Director, Teclo Garcia; Airport Director, Jeffrey Miller; City Manager, Robert A. Eads; Mayor, Pete Saenz; Consul General from Mexico in Laredo, Juan Carlos Mendoza; U.S. Consul in Nuevo Laredo Political and Economic Officer, Preston Savarese; Councilmember for District V, Ruben Gutierrez; UPS District Executive, Elia Garcia; Assistant Airport Director, Elsy Borgstedte; President of U.S. Customs Brokers Association, Monica Salinas).Courtesy /City of Laredo
The City of Laredo and the Laredo International Airport are proud to announce a new trial program, through a partnership with the United Parcel Service, that will increase efficiencies in cargo operations.
Efforts underway to expand affordable housing options
SOUTH KINGSTOWN â As housing prices continue to climb, the possibility of young professionals and young families being able to afford the costs of living in South Kingstown moves more and more outside the realm of reality.
Over the past several years, the South Kingstown Affordable Housing Collaborative Committee has been searching for creative and inventive ways to remedy this growing problem, and a solution may now be in the pipeline.Â
On Monday, the town council unanimously agreed to greenlight a property tax relief pilot program, which will hopefully incentivise private property owners to create new accessory dwelling units.Â