Tomball City Council approves budget
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Tomball City Council approved a $40.5 million budget Tuesday that entails utility rate hikes and pay raises but no increase in the property tax rate.
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Washington, DC&#39;s City Council on Tuesday approved a debt and tax-backed financing plan to build a new stadium for Major League Baseball, moving a step closer to bringing baseball back to the US capital.
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Washington, D.C.'s City Council on  Tuesday approved a debt and tax-backed financing plan to build  a new stadium for Major League Baseball, moving a step closer  to bringing baseball back to the U.S. capital.
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By TOM DAYKIN  City financial assistance proposed for a $175 million downtown housing development received support Friday from Milwaukee Comptroller W. Martin Morics, paving the way for Common Council approval.
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The district council Tuesday night narrowly approved a motion to finance construction of a new baseball stadium in the city. However, the motion only passed after an amendment was added that forces the private
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By Kris Sherman, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Jan. 31--Tacoma City Council members slapped a six-month moratorium on planned residential developments Tuesday night.
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Local people in England will have a direct say in how council budgets are spent under new government plans.
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Despite occasionally violent protests outside, the City Council voted Thursday in favor of demolishing some 4,500 public housing units, a milestone in the city's effort to balance its heritage and its hurricane rebuilding efforts.
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By Rachel Rice, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Jun. 19--When the governor signed the state's biennial budget this month, there were many appropriations in it for northern Maine.   In fact, Rep.
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By Brent Champaco, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 25--The Pierce County Council isn't the only local government whose leaders are testing the choppy waters of growth-impact fees.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 9--On Monday night, Destin's housing committee will find out whether its year of study was enough to ace the big test -- winning City Council approval.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Dec. 19--The North Myrtle Beach City Council gave first approval Monday to using $3.75 million from the city's general fund for beach renourishment, according to the city's public information officer Brian Williamsen.
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Pension and health care costs for Lockport, N.Y., have grown to 14.5 percent of the cityÂs budget last year.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 8--The Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District board on Thursday approved a $13.6 million budget for 2007, slightly more than anticipated in November.
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By DREW DIXON  NEPTUNE BEACH - A proposed ordinance that would give the city increased oversight for new docks being built on Hopkins Creek received preliminary approval from the City Council Monday night.
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By Daniel D'Ambrosio, Waterbury Republican-American, Conn.  Sep. 7--MIDDLEBURY -- The Board of Selectmen has endorsed a new ordinance  that would require land use applicants to pay for consultants hired by the  town to evaluate their projects.
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Councilmember Tom LaBonge on Monday morning will announce $3 million in  federal funding, secured with the help of Senator Dianne Feinstein  (D-California), to repair roadways and hillsides to both the east and  west sides of Lake Hollywood that were damaged by the massive landslides  of 2005.