Area's Exit Could Be Expensive for County: Broward Town Aims to Annex W. Boca Parcel
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By Paola Iuspa-Abbott, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 4--The planned annexation of nearly 2,000 acres west of Boca Raton by Broward County's Parkland could cost Palm Beach County thousands of dollars.
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By Dianna Cahn, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 9--Even with more than $600 million spent to date on The Scripps Research Institute, the city of Palm Beach Gardens went back and forth with the county this week over who would foot a $210,000 bill for additional land costs.
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By Elias E. Lopez, The Miami Herald  Dec. 17--A new zoning plan for Old Cutler Road, to be considered Wednesday by the Cutler Bay Town Council, would establish distinct areas for commercial and multiuse developments and for single-family homes.
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By Philip Marcello; Journal Staff Writer  This story of statewide business interest previously appeared in a local news section.
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By Josh Mitchell, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 5--Baltimore County officials say parkland is so scarce in some areas that they're willing to pay premium dollars when it becomes available.
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A dispute over Columbia's last large piece of undeveloped land is shaping as up as a battle that may be less about competing plans and more about who's in control of Howard County.
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By ERICA CORDOVA Journal Staff Writer  After months of negotiations and bickering, the city and county came to a unanimous agreement Thursday over how to pay for operational costs for   one of the largest public works projects in the region's history.
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By Jerry Berrios, The Miami Herald  Mar. 13--If a hurricane ravages Broward's main courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, fear not.   The county has prepared a contingency plan to relocate judges, employees and jailed prisoners.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb.
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By Larissa Van Beurden-Doust, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 11--Some Nipomo residents who like the town's rural atmosphere are worried that open space left near some housing projects may actually lead to more development.
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Town Meeting next month will consider allowing international biopharmaceutical giant Shire HGT to expand its local facilities, a move officials believe will bolster sagging municipal revenue.
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Overwhelming numbers of Broward County Democrats have turned out to vote early in next week&#39;s election in what analysts say could be a bad sign for President Bush&#39;s chances to win the state.
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 21--A proposal to offset the future loss of Monterey County farmland to development in the proposed county general plan provoked heated protests Wednesday before county planning commissioners.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 16--The owners of the Destin land marked for the extension of Commons Drive would still prefer to receive land in exchange for their property rather than money, City Manager Greg Kisela says.
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By Rebecca Dellagloria, The Miami Herald  Sep. 24--In its first meeting in nearly a year, the South Bay Community Council recommended the county reject a proposal to amend its comprehensive development master plan to allow the construction of town homes on 20 acres south of Florida City.
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By Andy Paras, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb. 7--MONCKS CORNER -- The Berkeley County Planning Commission held off  on granting a zoning request to a Ross Perot Jr.-led company Tuesday because  of concerns about the impact its massive industrial project would have on  traffic.
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By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 15--HICKORY -- City Council members may have come up with a compromise to protect homes from business encroachment without stifling development.