County Board Heeds Foes of Industry
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 6--DURHAM -- The county commissioners scrapped a plan Monday that would have re-designated 224 acres in eastern Durham for industrial use.
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By Amy Choate-Nielsen Deseret Morning News  PROVO -- Utah County officials may allow a gravel-pit company to keep digging in an area that isn't zoned for industrial use -- but not if the neighbors can help it.
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By Tatiana Prophet, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Feb. 14--Fo r 1 1 c i t i e s i n S a n Bernardino County, the prospect of paying a surcharge for a chemical that did not originate in their areas just doesn't seem right.
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The administration of Gov. Ed Rendell plans to put state workers at county election offices on Nov. 2 to watch for any problems in this battleground state.
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By Erik Lacayo, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Feb. 16--Los Angeles entrepreneur Quay Hays wants to build a new city in Kings County.   And because of it, people constantly ask him whether he has ever had his head examined.
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By Laura Griffith, The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.  May 28--Farm bureaus all over the state are looking out for the best interests of area farmers as the business of agriculture continues to change.
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By Jay Conley, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Sep. 10--A development group's proposal to combine single-family homes and condominiums with commercial businesses and a health care center near Fincastle is facing opposition from Botetourt County residents and county officials.
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By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Sep. 16--Faced with two competing downtown hotel development proposals, a committee of Milwaukee County supervisors essentially threw up their hands Friday and opted not to choose either plan.
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By Carol Demare, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Jun. 18--ALBANY -- A new county law was just what Teri Conroy needed to protect her small llama farm in Altamont.
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By The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Dec. 15--Jerome County commissioners know all too well how difficult dairy issues are to explain to some local residents. So you'd think they'd be just as cautious about explaining dairy zoning to national tourists.
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Harshly glaring or softly glowing? That is the question Arlington County Board members were forced to ask themselves about a novel proposal from the Consumer Electronics Association, a trade organization whose 2,200 members are the companies that sell personal computers, hand-held communications ...
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By Dori Berman  The Board of Public Works could decide today the fate of a large residential project proposed for Kent Island, but it remains to be seen whether Queen Anne's County officials will show up to voice their opinions.
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Citing public safety concerns, the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has unanimously voted to urge the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to act quickly to ensure that the county does not lose one of its three trauma
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By GORDON WEIXEL  The Burleigh County Water Board is questioning the tactics of the Bismarck Park Board  regarding management of the McDowell Dam Recreation area.
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By Laura Figueroa, The Miami Herald  Feb. 18--Members of the Miami Lakes Town Council were back to a familiar discussion point at Tuesday night's council meeting: the fight to eliminate the county mitigation fee.
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By The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Feb. 7--Chris Korleski said all the right things last week during his visit with the board of the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Solid Waste Management District.
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Called before Calvert's Board of Commissioners this week, the county elections administrator explained the technological failures during the Sept. 12 primary -- blaming most of the trouble on equipment delays by state officials -- and vowed that November's general election will run more smoothly.