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The Christian Science Monitor, March 15
One of the biggest and oldest surveys in America will hit mailboxes this week, and its results will inform countless decisions, from how federal funds are divvied up to how advertisers analyze their |
Intelligencer Journal/New Era (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), March 15
BY JACK BRUBAKER Staff Writer The Environmental Protection Agency recently presented a "smart growth achievement award'' to the Lancaster County Planning Commission. But the county's chief planner, |
Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine), March 15
Correspondent PALERMO -- Voters at Saturday's sparsely attended town meeting approved all proposed municipal expenditures and town policies for 2010 as presented by selectmen and recommended by the |
The San Francisco Chronicle (California), March 16
Pleasanton's voter-approved cap on the number of residences in the city, a measure intended to limit growth and congestion in the town, violates a state law requiring all cities to take on their |
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), March 16
South Carolina's top court struck down a planned development that would have allowed 107 new homes on Wadmalaw Island, a ruling hailed by those trying to protect the island's rural character. |
Intelligencer Journal/New Era (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), March 16
BY JACK BRUBAKER Staff Writer In summer 2005, the Lancaster County Commissioners announced plans for the county to borrow as much as $100 million, most of it to preserve additional farmland. The |
The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA), March 16
QUINCY - The sun has returned and temperatures in the 50s were predicted for this afternoon, but the region continues to feel the aftereffects of three days of steady rain. |
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), March 16
Humans are compulsive counters: We just like to know how many. Having compulsively counted ourselves in censuses since 1790, we know a fair amount about our nation, state and city. |
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), March 16
Rallying against a proposed 10-unit housing complex for the mentally ill, several dozen residents of a condominium association attended last night's Gahanna City Council meeting. The group and those |
Sarasota Herald Tribune (Florida), March 16
SARASOTA Habitat for Humanity Sarasota is backing away from its traditional role of building houses for lower-income families. Instead, for possibly the next three or so years, it will put its |
El Paso Times (Texas), March 16
EL PASO -- The City Council is mulling changes to codes that regulate bicycle parking. A recent survey by city staffers showed that the rules were not being enforced. |
San Jose Mercury News (California), March 15
Redwood City's downtown skyline will be considerably shorter than city planners envisioned two years ago, according to a new planning document that will be sent to the city council. The revised |
Intelligencer Journal/New Era (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), March 15
BY JACK BRUBAKER Staff Writer Henry Beiler was one of the first Amish farmers in Lancaster County to preserve his land forever. In separate transactions in the 1980s, he preserved half of his Upper |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 16
Foreclosure notices in metro Atlanta jumped to a record high in March, although one observer said it's no surprise. "We've been expecting this," said John O'Callaghan, chief executive of the Atlanta |
Buffalo News (New York), March 15
WILSON -- Wilson town and village officials are hosting a meeting at 6:30 p.m. today to discuss creating a master plan and they urge the public to attend -- and participate. "We'd like as many |
Buffalo News (New York), March 15
A decennial tradition that dates back 220 years to the days of George Washington continues today when federal census forms start arriving at more than 120 million households across the United |
The Boston Herald, March 15
The city has told developers of a residential tower in Boston's Fort Point Channel neighborhood that they can't exceed height limits without providing more public benefits. |
Albuquerque Journal (New Mexico), March 15
They stand alone or among occupied homes, surrounded by tumbleweeds, pigeon droppings and trash. Windows boarded over or broken, unfinished homes are the visible scars of a burst housing bubble that |
Commerce Department Documents and Publications, March 15
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010 2010 Census Forms Arrive in 120 Million Mailboxes Across Nation Responding By Mail Can Save Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions Asking just 10 questions and |
Chico Enterprise-Record (California), March 15
CHICO The city of Chico unveiled its new economic development Web site this week, hoping the expanded Web presence will attract businesses to the area and boost the local economy. |
Interior Department Documents and Publications, March 15
For Release on March 15, 2010 Contact: Joan Jewett, 503-231-6211 Secretary Salazar Announces Wetlands Acquisitions, $19 Million in Wetlands Grants for Migratory Waterfowl $1 Million Will Benefit |
Environment and Energy Daily, March 15
Patrick Reis, E&E reporter Alaska Rep. Don Young (R) this week will push legislation that would allow an Alaska Native corporation to acquire land in the Tongass National Forest, but his project |
Environment and Energy Daily, March 15
Katherine Ling, E&E reporter The House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee will delve into the details of the Energy Department's 2011 budget request in a pair of hearings this |
Chicago Sun Times, March 15
Rebecca Rodriguez, her husband and four children were sharing a tiny, three-bedroom apartment rented with a Chicago Housing Authority voucher when she heard of its Family Self-Sufficiency program. |
Greenwire, March 15
Plans for the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas include native plants and underground cisterns to catch and recycle rainwater. The building also will get nearly 10 percent of its |
Gloucester County Times (New Jersey), March 15
Ocean Gate is a half-mile long beach bungalow town on Barnegat Bay whose population swells from 2,200 to 5,000 in the summer. American flags flutter on every street and driveways are as likely to |
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), March 15
Residents in the Planters Grove neighborhood of New Albany aren't pleased with a proposal to install cellular antennas atop an existing 169-foot electrical tower at the edge of their community park. |
Eureka Times Standard (California), March 15
While the plans for a Samoa development continue their way through the California Coastal Commission review process, the developer remains hopeful that construction will start by next spring. The |
Chico Enterprise-Record (California), March 15
Time is still available to make comments on a proposal for the Safe Harbor Agreement along the Sacramento River. The extended comment period will end April 8. The voluntary program allows private |
The Virginian-Pilot(Norfolk, VA.), March 15
By Jaedda Armstrong The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH In between a tailor's shop and a bus station advertising service to New York, two For Lease signs hang near vacant suites. One of the suites |
Waterloo Region Record, March 15
The waters of Schneider Creek move slowly under a series of arched bridges connecting two cobblestone, tree-shaded promenades lined with stores at street level and residential units above. There is |
The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 15
WASHINGTON - An early March sunset haloed the White House, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Washington Monument, but Jack Ferguson never got to see that tourist-postcard scene from atop the |
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), March 14
The consequences of urban sprawl -- a worldwide dilemma -- are all too familiar. Shopping malls and housing developments, surrounding virtually every city in Ohio, occupy vast tracts of land. |
Gloucester County Times (New Jersey), March 14
WOOLWICH TWP. - Plans to develop long-vacant farmland on U.S. Route 322 here and create a Main Street feel for this sprawling rural township are starting to move forward. The application for Wolfson |
Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City), March 14
SALT LAKE CITY ? Light cascades through the spacious windows of this downtown studio apartment, where granite countertops beckon and beige ceramic tile hosts Energy Star appliances. Atop the roof |
The Virginian-Pilot(Norfolk, VA.), March 14
By Jeff Hampton The Virginian-Pilot currituck county Currituck Beach Lighthouse owners have taken on an old adversary by opposing Currituck County's plans to build public restrooms at a nearby ocean |
The Virginian-Pilot(Norfolk, VA.), March 14
By GENE WATERS NEWS OF the 46 percent cost overruns of the light rail project in Norfolk has some people wanting to throw out the baby with the bath water. We shouldn't. |
The Ledger (Lakeland, FL), March 14
WINTER HAVEN | The city of Winter Haven is laying the groundwork for transforming an eyesore along U.S. 17 into a gateway into the city. The City Commission will have a special meeting and public |
Ventura County Star (California), March 14
Facing a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall, the agency that runs Metrolink commuter trains is considering ways to cut costs, increase revenue or both. For passengers in Ventura County and four |
Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville), March 11
State Rep. Debbie Buckner, D-Junction City, introduced a bill Wednesday that would classify 35 percent of Jekyll Island State Park as already developed. House Bill 1352, would "tighten up" the |
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), March 11
As the state's foreclosure crisis continues to overwhelm the private market's ability to buy up vacant houses, state lawmakers appear ready to help counties better control the situation. |
TELEGRAM & GAZETTE (Massachusetts), March 10
In 2008 when the housing market hit bottom, developer Brendon P. Giblin of Southboro took advantage of the slow-build period to re-evaluate what type of homes people would want once the market |
San Jose Mercury News (California), March 10
High-speed rail leaders presented potential aerial and underground routes through San Jose to roughly 150 residents at the Gardner Community Center on March 2. The presentation included several |
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), March 11
DeSoto County , clad in land-use policies that make it tough to launch a strip club, has no immediate plans to take action to regulate such businesses, officials said Tuesday. |
Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska), March 11
U.S. Census forms are beginning to arrive in Nebraska mailboxes, and the onceevery-decade population tally also will bring census workers to local doorsteps. Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner |
The Houston Chronicle, March 10
The Metropolitan Transit Authority intends to issue an estimated $2.6 billion in bonds in the next four years to help pay for five new light rail lines, about four times the debt capacity voters |
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), March 10
You can't stop the breezes from blowing, but officials in Andover hope to set standards to guide those who hope to harness that wind. Over the past year, several residents have approached the city |
Buffalo News (New York), March 10
I know that he wants nothing to do with the job, but Rocco Termini gets my vote for mayor. Buffalo's premier downtown developer is not looking for a change of scene and could not handle the pay cut. |
Morning Sentinel (Waterville, Maine), March 9
Portland Press Herald The long-simmering debate over the future of Maine's northern woodlands is about to move back to the front burner. A group called the Keeping Maine's Forests steering committee |
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), March 2
After a nearly 2-hour, closed-door meeting, University of Minnesota officials decided Monday not to sue in federal court over the Central Corridor light-rail line. The deadline to file was Monday. |
San Jose Mercury News (California), March 9
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday agreed to amend a city ordinance that for 22 years has given affordable housing developers a pass on paying to build parks. The city now will require those |
News & Record (Greensboro, NC), March 10
GREENSBORO - You could heat it up and transform it into something useful. Or you could bury it underground and forget about it. What will Greensboro do with its tons of trash? A handful of companies |
The Boston Herald, March 10
A doggy hotel is on its way to South Boston after all. Despite strong opposition - from the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, the Boston Redevelopment Authority and South Boston's elected |
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), March 10
The state Conservation Bank would no longer be the red-haired stepchild of state government under a funding plan that will go to a Senate committee today. The bill, sponsored by Senate President Pro |
Eastern Express Times (Pennsylvania), March 10
BETHLEHEM | City officials promised Moravian College-area residents Tuesday that they'll closely monitor the transition of their neighborhood in the fall when Moravian students are no longer allowed |
Portland Press Herald (Maine), March 10
A pair of meetings last week demonstrated that there is still a lot of concern about the future of Portland's waterfront, if not a consensus on what to do about it. |
Eureka Times Standard (California), March 10
California's counties are losing guarantees of state funding for transportation and conservation but remain on the hook to pay for road projects and land tax agreements, a Humboldt County |
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), February 27
We can thank Jan., Feb. rains, but long-term dry spell persists The Tucson region got so much rain in January and February - about two-thirds more than normal - that National Weather Service |
Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City), March 10
SALT LAKE CITY ? In some ways, the old downtown malls never went away. As the towers of the Mormon Church's City Creek Center continue to rise, construction workers are using rebar made from |
Star-News (Wilmington, NC), March 10
CHARLOTTE | A new report shows North Carolina got nearly $12 billion and South Carolina more than $5 billion in 2008 for programs including health, highways and housing, based on the most recent |
Star-News (Wilmington, NC), March 10
belville The local lawsuit naming a company run by Lance Robbins won't affect the ability of developers to keep the Belville downtown revitalization project on track, Robbins says. Belville Mayor |
TELEGRAM & GAZETTE (Massachusetts), March 9
In response to concerns raised by city councilors about the proliferation of billboards and certain other advertising signs, the city administration has laid out the process for adopting a temporary |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 10
A Norcross legislator has taken the first legal step to allow Peachtree Corners residents to form a city. Rep. Tom Rice, a Republican, drafted legislation Monday that would allow an unincorporated |
Orange County Register (California), March 9
Plans for a waterfront park on Newport Harbor are behind schedule and over budget, and Newport Beach resident Jan Barkman couldn't be happier. Of course, she's a little biased - when the city |
The Roanoke Times (Virginia), March 4
Quandra Bonds is like many people who juggle a job, children and household responsibilities. Except for one thing: Until 16 days ago, she belonged to a small segment of the Roanoke Valley that |
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, March 7
The founding fathers must have chuckled at the impossibility of the job when they etched it into the Constitution: Count every man, woman and child along every back road and big-city avenue in the |
Associated Press Financial Wire, March 8
Mayor Art Brown spent years pushing for a commuter train station combined with nearby housing in his community. But as townhouses are being finished around the $14 million Metrolink station, he's |
Buffalo News (New York), March 8
Just a short distance east of downtown Buffalo, a few blocks away from neighborhoods pocked with vacant lots and boarded-up buildings, you'll find Sycamore Village. It's an upscale development in |
The Houston Chronicle, March 8
CRYSTAL BEACH - Hurricane Ike raged ashore on the Bolivar Peninsula in September 2008 with more fury than anywhere else, but Larry Campbell's vacation house lost only a few shingles and the |
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, March 9
LBJ Freeway at Central Expressway has long been the end of the road for cyclists, runners and walkers heading either north or south. But thanks to a $4.2 million project, the High Five's days as a |
The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA), March 9
WEYMOUTH - The management at Lakeview Manor and the complex's tenants association have come to an agreement that will allow washers and dryers in the units - reversing a ban that was instituted by |
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), March 9
Legally, Reynoldsburg city officials can't ban the construction of apartment complexes, but last night, they did their best to discourage it. "I understand that apartments are where a lot of people |
Portland Press Herald (Maine), March 9
Windham officials shelved the idea of building a sewer system for the commercial and surrounding residential areas of North Windham in 2003 because the $30 million price was deemed too high. |
Portland Press Herald (Maine), March 9
Mainers heard about various state-administered weatherization programs funded with millions of federal dollars during a workshop hosted by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree on Monday. The Maine Housing |
St. Petersburg Times (Florida), March 9
Local efforts to improve transportation options are more important than ever with Florida set to receive $1.2 billion in federal stimulus money for a high-speed rail line connecting Tampa to |
The Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA.), March 9
Open-space preservationists are staging celebrations in Oak Glen and Yucca Valley this week to mark assurances by the city of Los Angeles that it is withdrawing its application to construct |
Sarasota Herald Tribune (Florida), March 8
CHARLOTTE COUNTY Babcock Ranch developers have spent at least $700,000 to help Charlotte County get a water use permit for the property, but the county doesn't have so much as a spigot to show for |
News & Record (Greensboro, NC), March 09
GREENSBORO - Walking advocate Mark Fenton doesn't mince words: America is headed toward a massive health crisis triggered by a villain so pervasive it's set in the concrete and asphalt, bricks and |
Las Cruces Sun-News (New Mexico), March 9
To view the memorandum sent to City Council offering the Las Cruces Country Club to the city, click here. LAS CRUCES - What do you want to see become of the 110-acre Las Cruces Country Club |
Star-News (Wilmington, NC), March 9
Brunswick An effort to bring a South Carolina canoe and kayak river trail into North Carolina received unanimous approval Monday night from the Brunswick County Planning Board. The Waccamaw River |
Palm Beach Post (Florida), March 8
The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board faces a defining vote at its meeting this week, one that could bring the agency to the fiscal brink and force an increase in property |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 9
Any day now, Americans will be receiving a census questionnaire in the mail. Some will be tempted to ignore it for a range of reasons --- they're busy, they get too much mail, or they are reluctant |
Congressional Documents and Publications, March 5
Media Advisory March 5, 2010 Contact Information: Vicki Ekstrom 202-224-9431 Richard Carbo 202-224-3655 LANDRIEU, LOCKE ANNOUNCE $80 MILLION BROADBAND INVESTMENT IN LOUISIANA |
The Washington Examiner, March 8
Pressure, problems mount before interim GM takes Metro reins By Kytja Weir Examiner Staff Writer</byline_org> The interim general manager poised to take over Metro will swiftly be confronted with |
Buffalo News (New York), March 7
The economists call them "Eds and Meds." They are universities and hospitals, institutions found in many cities, even those with otherwise decaying economies, that can be the basis for a financial |
Yakima Herald-Republic (Washington), March 5
ELLENSBURG, Wash. --Someone walking though downtown Ellensburg might think the recession bypassed this quaint college and cowboy town. Construction crews have been an ongoing presence as worn-out |
Albuquerque Journal (New Mexico), March 8
In trying economic times when jobs and tax money are harder to come by and other states and governments are cracking down on "clawbacks," New Mexico and Albuquerque officials say there are |
Valley News (White River Junction, Vermont), March 6
Lebanon -- To its supporters, the River Park development would be an ideal way for Lebanon to grow. The proposed mix of apartments, retail shops and science labs off Route 10 would cluster |
Tampa Tribune (Florida), February 27
Its removal drew criticism Thursday. By TOM BRENNAN tbrennan@tampatrib.com TAMPA - Responding to criticism from county commissioners, transit officials have revised the language of a proposed tax |
Eureka Times Standard (California), March 8
Eureka has unveiled its draft medical marijuana ordinance, meant to regulate the cultivation, possession and distribution of cannabis, and is asking residents to provide their input Tuesday night. |
Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City), March 8
TOOELE ? After months of public outcry over a high-power electric line that would weave through Tooele County, the planning commission Wednesday unanimously denied the 100-mile project. And by |
The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 8
Gov. Christie has lived up to his core political promise in his first seven weeks in office, aggressively cutting government spending and shining a harsh light on waste. But in recent weeks he also |
The San Francisco Chronicle (California), March 8
UC Berkeley's recession woes may have saved one of its storied, 70-year-old Depression-era landmarks from the wrecking ball. The UC Printing Plant, which offers viewers blocky, gray, concrete vistas |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 8
Ask DeKalb County Commissioner Connie Stokes about the 2010 census and you're likely to be listening for a while. Stokes will talk about the work being done to reach an east metro region where 70 |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 8
There was a time when Wardell Castles seriously questioned the intentions of top Decatur officials. They were in favor of allowing a mixed-use development that would bring 220 new residential units |
Buffalo News (New York), March 7
Buffalo spent $30 million over the past quarter century to help people buy homes they couldn't otherwise afford as part of the city's attempt to rebuild blighted communities. Giving homeowners |
Star-News (Wilmington, NC), March 7
Fayetteville | Gov. Beverly Perdue says large military deployments could hurt North Carolina and especially its military communities in the 2010 census and for the next 10 years. The governor is |
Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City), March 7
CENTERVILLE ? Residents at a public hearing Tuesday had no shortage of complaints about a plan by the Utah Transit Authority to build a streetcar line from Salt Lake City to Centerville. Complaints |
Buffalo News (New York), March 6
It's the story of a sideways house that can't seem to get righted. Nearly two years ago, 14 University at Buffalo graduate students detached the front of a 2 1/2-story house at 15 S. Putnam St., |
Orange County Register (California), March 6
City officials passed an ordinance this week clarifying its beach closure rules to address Coastal Commission concerns. The City Council in November approved closing public beaches and parks |
