Council Gives Approval to Paved Parking Lot: Despite Initial Fears of Flooding, the Community Council Approved Paving a One-Acre Parking Lot Adjacent to Kendall Drive, Trusting in French Drains And
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By Jose Pagliery, The Miami Herald  Feb. 11--After a brief presentation and a heated discussion, the Kendall Community Council on Tuesday unanimously approved plans to turn a large patch of unused grass into paved parking for an office building located on 10095 SW 88th St.
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By Erik Robinson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Mar. 13--Plagued by chronic flooding of streets, the developer of a large subdivision in Hazel Dell has given up on a plan to allow rainwater to seep into the ground.
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By Rebecca Dellagloria, The Miami Herald  Feb. 11--More than a year after Homestead lost a county permit to dig for fill dirt at a city-owned lake, officials have come to an agreement with Miami-Dade to reinstate the permit.
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By J. Scott Trubey  The Columbia County Planning Commission on Thursday tabled a large rezoning request near a proposed high school, but approved a second large development near a new middle school.
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By Scott Harper, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  May 30--The Army Corps of Engineers is poised to cede part of its authority for regulating wetlands to the state -- a move intended to speed permits for small developments and road projects, especially in wetlands-rich Hampton Roads.
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By Rob O'Dell, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 14--Eastbourne Investments Ltd. and the City Council had tense back-and-forth negotiations this summer on whether the developer would bring a big-box store to the South Side.
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A circular formation discovered in a wooded area next to a highway slated for widening is likely some sort of an earthen enclosure built by prehistoric Indians, Ball State University archaeologists say. Workers with the Delaware County Office of Geographic Information System found the earthen structure more than a year ago while studying contours on a large topographical map.
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By Joel C. Thompson, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Jun. 4--BRIDGEPORT -- Despite objections from three City Council members and an environmental advocate, the Planning and Zoning Commission has approved an oil recycling firm's plan to add storage tanks to its East End facility.
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By Bert Caldwell, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 8--Worrying about water when the morning air is so saturated you cannot see a block ahead may seem strange, but why wait for spring runoff?   And there will be a runoff, for which no small thanks is owed.
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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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The Bloomington Police Department is beefing up its corps of civilian volunteers who enforce handicapped-parking regulations - something we advocated on this Opinion page a year ago.  We are glad to see Bloomington taking this action and hope many people sign on to help.
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By Keri Brenner, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  May 26--Two months after Thurston County issued a favorable environmental ruling on a grading permit for a proposed 25-foot-wide private road off Steamboat Island Road, county officials took it back for a do-over.
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By Ihosvani Rodriguez, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Sep. 21--HOLLYWOOD -- A $500 million project that critics say would worsen traffic in one of the busiest areas of the city received initial approval by the city commission on Wednesday.
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By DREW DIXON  ATLANTIC BEACH - The Florida Department of Community Affairs has given preliminary approval to Selva Marina Country Club's proposal to change the city's comprehensive land use map that would allow the sale of some land and construction of homes.
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By Heather Civil, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun. 11--MIRAMAR BEACH -- Just about everyone agrees parking on Scenic Gulf Drive is a problem.   But how Walton County plans to solve that problem is drawing criticism from a group of condominium owners.
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By Allan Brettman, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Jan. 31--VANCOUVER -- A Clark County land use hearings examiner ruled  Tuesday in favor of construction of what neighbors believe will be a Wal-Mart  in the Salmon Creek area.
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By Diana Graettinger, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Sep. 11--CALAIS -- An effort to develop a 640-acre parcel at Nash's Lake was scuttled last month, but city councilors discussed what to do with the property last week.