Commander Bryce Robinson told the committee the MPD implementation unit mapped 37 audit findings into 37 action items (89 sub‑items) and reported 6 completed and 31 in progress; members asked the unit to publish clearer tracking of which items are complete and next steps.

A heated public-comment segment focused on noise from Mashpee's eight pickleball courts. Residents and acoustic consultants urged mitigation and questioned a July 20 rule requiring a specific quieter ball; the town manager cited 16 formal complaints and potential nuisance litigation as reasons for the directive.

Neighbors and the magistrate clashed over a vessel moored at a residential property; the magistrate found violations, referenced recurring inspections and imposed large accrued fines (record shows up to $75,000) against the property owner after protracted noncompliance.

Authorities probe relationship involving state-owned truck reportedly lent to uncle.

El Dorado files complaints against pediatric office permits citing zoning and parking violations.

Neighbors clash over property claims, alleging bias and misrepresentation in recent community meeting.

Blake Jones highlights ongoing neighbor disputes and safety concerns over alleyway ownership in Richmond.

City Council grants permission for Homecoming Parade on September 26, 2025.

The Falmouth Select Board voted to renew the full package of seasonal club and entertainment licenses for Seacoast Shores Association after hearing claims from neighbors about exclusionary practices, deed restrictions and litigation; town counsel said legal challenges largely lie outside the board’s limited criteria for renewal and ABCC retained jurisdiction.

Panel recommends installing a new fence to resolve ongoing neighbor conflict about dog safety.

Homeowners debate easements and renovations impacting property access on Stone Alley.

Board discusses documentation needed to verify ownership for property transfer appeal.

Board reviews proposed stairway alterations in the context of a personal dispute between tenants.

After a resident reported a neighbor's camera trained on her backyard, the council debated a permit requirement for cameras 'primarily facing' neighbors' yards. The city attorney warned state law and courts limit local mandates; police recommended continued mediation and targeted outreach.

Minister of urban and rural development James Sankwasa has denied removing a traditional chief, urging communities to resolve disputes themselves. He says appointing or removing chiefs is the mandate of communities. Sankwasa was reacting to claims that he had directed the removal of Zacharias Seibeb as the chief of the Dâure Daman Traditional Authority and had ordered the recommencement of the appointing process. “That is a traditional issue and has to be dealt with in line with applicable traditional customs. I did not order the removal of the chief,” the minister said on Thursday. The traditional authority has been locked in a long-running dispute between a section calling itself ‘the concerned group’, accusing Seibeb of misconduct and calling for his replacement as chief. Seibeb has been the chief of the traditional authority for the past 10 years. During the height of the removal campaign, the concerned group submitted petitions to the ministry, and the chief’s house at Uis was petrol-bombed with a number of suspects arrested. Sankwasa called the chief and his council, as well as members of the concerned group to a meeting in Windhoek on Wednesday. “I directed the chief to submit a report pertaining to an audit report that found some financial mismanagement. “These are public funds that have to be accounted for and the chief has until next Wednesday to submit that report. We will take it from there as a ministry,” the minister said. Sankwasa said when claims that the chief was appointed unprocedurally were raised, he directed that the concerned group should go back to the community to resolve the issue at that level. He said that is the community’s mandate. “I am a traditionalist and I know every community has its ways of appointing their chief,” said Sankwasa. Seibeb, along with traditional authority spokesperson Martin Matsuib, senior headman Eliazer Gowaseb, and Ludwig Taniseb, on Thursday said he appreciated the minister’s efforts to resolve the dispute, which he believes is being driven by some political parties. He said although the protestors had listed a number of grievances in their petitions, the issue of his appointment had never been raised until Wednesday’s meeting with Sankwasa. “The people followed the correct procedure and presented me to the government as their chief. So those who say I’ve been removed misunderstood the minister’s directive. “Until that directive is put on paper, I will not react, because he [Sankwasa] can later say, ‘I did not say that’. “We cannot rely on his verbal comments. He has to put it in writing and communicate it to the traditional authority, so that the chief can say, okay, minister, here and there you are wrong,” Seibeb said. He said in their tradition a chief is not elected, but the incumbent chief appoints his successor and the elders’ and the chiefs’ councils agree. “The governor must verify in writing how the process was conducted. This, together with the minutes of the elders’ and chiefs’ councils, and the letter of appointment of the chief, are sent to the ministry.” Seibeb dismissed claims that he misused funds, saying when he took over, the traditional authority office had “nothing”. Its bank accounts were closed and he had to approach people to deposit money and donate chairs and computers, he said. “The rabble-rousers wrote a petition claiming I had mismanaged funds, but were dismissed by a ministerial investigation committee because I am not a signatory to those accounts,” he said. – matthew@namibian.com.na The post I do not appoint or remove chiefs – Sankwasa appeared first on The Namibian.

Council members discuss solutions to a prolonged airport fee negotiation stalemate.

Legislation requires mandatory settlement conferences for heirs property partition actions in Pennsylvania.

Community members express frustration over flooding risks and inadequate drainage systems in East Ridge.

Homeowners David and Julie Dutton told the Mobile County Commission they hold a 5-foot reserve strip adjacent to Belmont Estate and oppose driveways over it; legal staff and engineering advised the commission it may rely on the developer's engineer under Alabama Code 11-24-2 and the commission moved to approve the proposed plat only, leaving title disputes to the courts.