Austin is proposing updates to the International Residential Code that would reduce the plan reviews needed for buildings with three or four dwelling units as long as safety requirements are met. The ...

The City of Alexandria is conducting a study of the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center. The facility is well managed and meets applicable legal and professional standards. The reason for the ...

ALDOT will hold a public‑interest meeting tomorrow from 5–7 p.m. in the Spanish Fort Community Center multipurpose room to review traffic studies and engineering plans for the US‑31 corridor; residents along the corridor are encouraged to attend.

After a detailed capstone presentation, commissioners agreed to revisit Ferrysburg’s 2021 solar ordinance with stakeholder input and possible expert review, focusing on rooftop vs ground‑mounted panels, height limits and battery‑storage safety.

After a lengthy public hearing, council adopted a planned-development ordinance for Lucas Farm that preserves large single-family lots, requires buffers and an eight-foot screen wall, removes phased exhibits in favor of a commercial concept plan and limits some commercial uses (four drive-through restaurants by right; one car wash by right; veterinarian clinics allowed without outside pens).

Three residents told commissioners they are collecting signatures and postcards opposing hyperscale data centers in county neighborhoods, citing noise, health and property-value concerns and calling for county-level avenues for public input beyond city ballots.

Caltrans District 7 is developing a project along Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in the City of Malibu (Segment A) to improve safety and enhance multimodal access for all users. The project is currently ...

On Nov. 9 the Whitfield County commission approved several zoning items (including conditions limiting use), denied a requested R5 rezone over lot-size concerns, and approved a special use permit for a Verizon cell tower on Raisin Way.

Members asked staff to package conditional-use options and public-engagement plans for potential data-center zoning; staff will gather model ordinances and consider workshops or moratoria to allow time for study.

Priest Lake District Ranger Chris Noyes said the Kinixu Southwest project will treat about 10,000 acres west of Highway 57 (most acreage in Bonner County), offering landscape restoration and local economic benefits; the Forest Service will develop a draft proposed action in the coming months.

On Nov. 3 the commission recommended a temporary two-year moratorium on new data-center facilities (including cloud, AI and crypto mining uses) so staff can study infrastructure, setbacks, noise, water and emergency impacts; a resident told the commission two years is "the bare minimum" for research.

After lengthy public comment, commissioners passed first reading of ordinance 2026‑37 to change ~2.41 acres near North Shore Drive to Central Business District; speakers demanded assurances that the community center would be preserved or replaced and raised concerns about parking, views and stormwater.

During oral argument, panel judges focused questions on whether challengers have a concrete injury for pre-enforcement relief and whether the initiative conflicts with existing state or federal regulatory schemes, such as NPDES permitting under the Clean Water Act.

After extensive discussion about sentencing disparities produced by the Hernandez (harmonizing) method, the commission voted to (1) add a mitigating departure factor to the public‑hearing packet and (2) advance a narrowed single‑behavior incident exception (option two) for public comment. The agenda was amended to permit action; votes were 9–3 for the single‑behavior option.

Finance Director Corey Goodon told residents the city’s proposed budget totals about $333 million with $110 million in CIP spending and described a calendar of public meetings and hearings, urging public input before council decisions in February and the public hearing in March.

WSDOT confirmed tolling remains an option under study but not decided; local officials and residents told legislators they worry tolls would burden daily commuters and push traffic onto local streets.

Planning & Environmental Services seeks an interim ordinance under Minn. Stat. §394.34 to pause approvals for certain commercial facilities (solar systems ≥100 kW, wind >35 ft, towers >35 ft) within viewsheds of designated scenic byways while staff studies visual impacts and potential zoning amendments. The Planning Commission recommended the interim ordinance; the board will hold a public hearing Nov. 10, 2026.

The Avery County Board of Commissioners approved a proposed ordinance to impose a one-year moratorium on data centers, data processing facilities and cryptocurrency mining to allow staff and the planning board time to study impacts on water, power, noise and cooling and to draft potential regulatory changes.

Council members said they favor allowing a hotel only as a conditional use at 6600 Boardwalk and unanimously want a strong entertainment component, after completing a 78‑question survey that produced 546 data points across council responses.

Denver City Council moved through budget briefings this week as residents urged protecting homelessness-prevention funding and funding priorities shifted toward infrastructure, safe streets and small-business supports; amendments are due in early November.

A string of public commenters at the Nov. 3 Dillon Town Council meeting urged the council to protect and grow the Dillon Amphitheater, citing local revenue, jobs and visitor traffic. Speakers asked for continued investment in sound mitigation, clearer communication and sponsorships to expand programming.

Budget staff and the mayor told council the administration plans to ask for a 1-mill real-estate tax increase via ordinance; staff estimated a gross $3.1 million yield and an expected 90% collection rate, roughly $2.8 million net.

On first reading the assembly approved Ordinance 2026-24, establishing a temporary moratorium (through Sept. 30, 2027) on borough permits for data centers that exceed grid capacity, rely on generators for normal operation, or use non-closed-loop cooling. An amendment to broaden the moratorium failed 3–3; the first reading passed 5–1.

The commission voted 7–0 to table recommended revisions to chapters 1–3 of the Unified Development Code to Dec. 1 to ensure adequate public notice. Staff said manufactured homes may be allowed by right in certain districts under recent state changes; parking and a separate data‑center study will be considered later.

Staff presented a plan to develop a Pittsburg Citywide interaction policy in response to Senate Bill 580, to compare existing procedures with the state model, host a November town hall, and implement by Jan. 1, 2027.