County Wants Help With Ideas for Park, Community Center
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By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 11--Pierce County Parks and Recreation will hold three public workshops to gather ideas for developing a master plan for the Meridian Habitat Park and Community Center in South Hill.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 6--HILLSBOROUGH -- The town of Hillsborough is seeking a volunteer to serve as a town representative on the Orange County Economic Development Commission.   The commission develops economic development programs for the county.
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Under a rarely used provision of Georgia's Greenspace Act, a developer  has asked that 6.5 acres of Columbia County land purchased with state funds  as permanent greenspace be released for development.
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By Amanda O'Toole, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 1--A red and yellow sign heralding a new playground stands at the northern entrance of Sedgwick County Park.
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By Karen Cimino, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 25--Local teens don't want adults to tell city and county officials what they need and want. They want to do it themselves, and in their own words.
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Steven A. Silverman (D-At Large), Montgomery County Council president, yesterday introduced a proposal to require a special permit for free-standing discount stores larger than 120,000 square feet, except for club membership stores such as Costco and Sam's Club, and home improvement stores such as Home Depot.
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By Jeff Tucker, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 10--A few years ago when the city started looking at the possibility of annexing portions of the West Park neighborhood, the city had to face the question of how to pay to extend city services into the area.
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By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 1--SARASOTA --Sarasota County is considering creating designated smoking areas on its public beaches to promote healthier and cleaner places to swim and play.
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By John Dickey, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb. 24--Sutter County will have to come up with millions of dollars if it hopes to secure some of the more than $4 billion in Proposition 1E flood protection money.   A local citizens panel will figure out how.
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By Beth O'Malley, The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Mo.  Dec. 8--A committee to study property where a new school building could be built plans to travel to Liberty to see that city's community center.
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By Mary Ann Ford, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 9--BLOOMINGTON -- A controversial wind farm proposal has been recommended to the McLean County Board.
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By Dave Downey, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  Dec.
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By Lee Filas Daily Herald Staff Writer  Volo officials are searching for a new location for the Millennium Trail after the village mistakenly built a water tower on a Lake County Forest Preserve District easement.
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A Reston-based developer plans to build a major office park in Manassas aimed at the kind of companies in the biotech, technology, biomedical and government-contracting businesses that Prince William County officials say they are trying to attract.
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By Paul Burgarino  MANTECA -- The City Council will look to make a splash during tonight's meeting, as the panel will consider approving plans for a long sought park expansion that would include a water attraction.
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By Aaron Burgin, The Porterville Recorder, Calif.  Feb. 3--TULARE -- Several government officials on Friday urged public  involvement in the planning of two documents that will guide growth in the  Valley and the county for the next 50 years.
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By Monica Chen, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Feb. 27--CLOVER -- York County is not yet done with one landfill dispute, but it soon might be taking up another.