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County Commissioners Seek Public Feedback on Building Project

County Commissioners Seek Public Feedback on Building Project

Over the coming years, Cook County officials may invest close to $30 million in upgrading its buildings and other real estate. County authorities want input from the public on any decisions made on the idea before deciding how much money to provide. According to Commissioner Stacey Hawkins, the county expects to spend between $13.4 million …

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Deputies Say Hillsborough County Man Killed in Senseless Shooting

Deputies Say Hillsborough County Man Killed in “Senseless” Shooting

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies from Hillsborough County are looking into a gunshot that occurred in Ruskin late on Friday night and resulted in the death of a man. Deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Manatee Drive at approximately 10 p.m., where they discovered a guy who had …

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Summit County Embarks on New Housing Study

Summit County Starts Housing Study that Will be “Basis” For Future Initiatives and Policy

Officials in Summit County have been looking into the area’s housing requirements for four years now. As time has passed, locals have dealt with a pandemic, rising prices, and dramatic adjustments in the real estate market. Because of this, Commissioner Tamara Pogue has stated that a fresh study is necessary as the “basis of the …

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Deschutes County nixes managed camp

Bend Leaders are Upset as Deschutes County Rejects a Controlled Camp

This week, a proposal to aid additional people without homes in Central Oregon collapsed after two Deschutes County Commissioners voted against supporting a supervised camp in south Bend. The three-person county commission gave its verbal approval to work with the city of Bend last week, indicating that it would use federal cash to cover the …

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Colorado bill to expand county boards

Colorado’s Bill to Increase County Commissions to Five Members Fails

The Colorado State Legislature did not approve a bill that would have increased the number of elected county officials in charge of major counties and mandated that a certain percentage of those officials live in districts that they would be responsible for representing. State Representative Robert Marshall of Highlands Ranch backed legislation to allow for …

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Randolph County US 36 Crash Kills 32-year-Old Fountain City Man

Randolph County US 36 Crash Kills 32-year-Old Fountain City Man

A 32-year-old Fountain City man died in a car accident in Randolph County on 2 March 2023 Thursday morning. The individual was identified as Ethan Allen Dement by the Randolph County Coroner’s Office. The collision involving Dement’s Jeep and a semi-truck was reported at roughly 8:50 a.m. on U.S. 36 east of U.S. 27, according …

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The Niagara County bus system is changing its name in May

The Niagara County Bus System is Changing its Name in May

There will be many new regulations implemented this year for riders of the Rural Niagara Transportation bus service in Niagara County. The Rural Niagara Transportation Service is being rebranded as Connect Niagara after a motion was voted by the Niagara County Assembly during its meeting in February. Confidential assistant to the director of Public Works …

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