The board heard a public-works presentation on a proposed Evergreen Special Service Area to fund roadway and utility reconstruction (project cost just under $15.4M), voted to direct staff to correct an ordinance typo that overstated the initial tax rate and heard business owners object to the localized tax burden.

Plan Commission voted unanimously to send a proposed GDC amendment to City Council that would make short-term rentals a land use, permit them in light- and heavy-commercial districts, grandfather current valid permits, and include a 12-month transfer window. Commissioners debated and considered removing the transfer provision but ultimately forwarded the ordinance as written.

FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas Russia’s government wants to raise the fuel price benchmarks that decide whether oil companies qualify for the damper, the budget subsidy that keeps petrol and diesel cheaper at home than abroad. The indicative average price of AI-92 petrol would rise to RUB66,350 ($794) a tonne in 2027 and RUB69,000 ($826) in 2028, up from the RUB64,200 and RUB66,100 now written into the Tax Code, state news agency TASS reported on October 1. A benchmark of RUB71,750 ($859) would be set for 2029. Diesel’s 2027 benchmark would go to RUB62,800 ($752) a tonne from RUB60,750, and its 2028 benchmark to RUB65,300 ($781) from RUB62,600, with RUB67,900 ($813) proposed for 2029. Jet fuel would rise to RUB71,650 ($857) from RUB70,000 in 2027 and to RUB74,500 ($892) from RUB72,800 in 2028, reaching RUB77,500 ($927) in 2029. The figures come from the materials accompanying a government bill amending parts one and two of the Tax Code, which has been submitted to the State Duma. It comes alongside the government’s draft 2027-2029 budget and a proposed windfall tax on metals, mining and fertiliser producers. The increases are small, at 3.3% for 2027 and 4.4% for 2028 on petrol, but they come in the middle of a fuel crisis driven by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia’s refineries. Exchange prices are already above the proposed 2027 level: AI-92 ended the week to September 25 at RUB69,552 ($832) a tonne on the St Petersburg Exchange, ABN reported. The damper pays oil companies for supplying petrol and diesel to the domestic market at prices below what they could earn by exporting, making up part of the difference from the budget. Under the Tax Code, nothing is paid for any month in which average exchange prices exceed the indicative price by more than 20% for petrol or 30% for diesel. On the proposed 2027 benchmarks, that cut-off would sit at about RUB79,620 ($953) a tonne for AI-92 and RUB81,640 ($977) for diesel. Budget payments under the damper reached RUB197.3bn ($2.4bn) in August, covering July, and the finance ministry has said it is ready to discuss extending the separate import damper to cover transport costs for fuel shipped from ports to central Russia. Tax Code amendments published the same day would also raise fuel excise duties every year from 2027 to 2029, according to PRIME. Excise on class 5 petrol would rise to RUB19,126 ($229) a tonne in 2027 from the RUB18,677 now planned and to RUB19,891 in 2028 from RUB19,424, reaching RUB20,687 in 2029. Diesel excise would go to RUB13,566 ($162) and RUB14,109 in 2027 and 2028, from RUB13,248 and RUB13,778, and to RUB14,673 in 2029. Moscow has banned petrol exports until January 31, 2027, and regions from Kaluga to Zabaikalsky have reintroduced fuel rationing as the strikes continue. Earlier, President Vladimir Putin has said Kyiv opened a Pandora’s box by hitting Russia’s economy, with US President Donald Trump asking Kyiv not to hit diesel stores due to shortages across the globe on the back of the Iran war.

Councilman Cunningham proposed reserving $15 million in A/HTAX for a regional tournament complex; members debated economic impact, site study needs and private matches. The committee adopted an amendment (7.5M A‑tax/7.5M H‑tax) but the final ordinance vote tied and failed in committee.

A real estate broker told the court that, in addition to health concerns, the county can expect falling property values in the southern districts if the landfill expansion proceeds and urged improvements to reduce odors and health risks.

Multiple coaches, league representatives and business owners urged the board to prioritize turf and drainage improvements at Winslow Sports Park, arguing turf would reduce cancellations and could attract tournaments that benefit local businesses.

The court approved a construction contract for a new agricultural extension facility and heard reports showing record 4‑H enrollment and local agricultural economic impacts, including cited figures for farm income and program outreach.

Visit Lincoln officials told the Lancaster County Board that a busy summer of sports and events generated roughly 30,000 hotel room nights and an estimated $40 million in economic impact, and outlined outreach plans for conventions, faith groups and future familiarization tours.

It is the latest escalation in the Canada-US trade war after negotiations collapsed in late August, with no word on when talks may resume.

It is the latest escalation in the Canada-US trade war after negotiations collapsed in late August, with no word on when talks may resume.

It is the latest escalation in the Canada-US trade war after negotiations collapsed in late August, with no word on when talks may resume.

The commission accepted the final report on ambulance services (Public Chapter 413, Acts of 2025), recommending recurring equipment grant funding, continued local cost‑sharing, and better access to training; staff added TennCare appendices to the final document.

Organizers described bringing the Little Dribblers national basketball tournament and other sports events to Orange County, projecting thousands of attendees and significant hotel-night demand; the council approved HOT support for tournaments that commit to overnight stays.

An Oxford Economics study presented to Garden Grove council models that proposed hotel-worker rules (minimum wage increases and room-cleaning limits) would raise costs for operators, reduce occupied room nights by ~12% and could cost the city jobs and transient-occupancy-tax revenue.

Kentucky Valor staff told the interim committee the state-supported program has a 2,700-person pipeline, about 250 placements so far and a 94% retention rate; a veteran who used Valor recounted difficulty finding civilian work and urged lawmakers to keep funding the pipeline.

After testimony from more than 99 attendees and written submissions from local businesses and industrial landowners, the Massena Town Board voted not to adopt a six-month moratorium on data-center development; the board instead moved to create a working group to develop local standards.

Seattle Center told the Select Budget Committee the mayor's proposed 2027-28 budget includes pre-bond planning funds for a Seattle Center Campus Revitalization Fund, but staff said available design dollars are unlikely to reach a 30% armory design milestone without additional time or funding.

Planning Board members added illustrative job and tax examples (e.g., an example of 1,000 construction jobs and large potential property-tax estimates) but requested that staff cite the Baltimore County Economic Development material used as the source. Members amended language to add a citation before approving it.