Soil Tests on County Land Sought: Changing Course to Park in West Boca Prompts Request
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 8--The health department on Thursday called for Palm Beach County to test for contaminants on a long-delayed golf course under construction west of Boca Raton, a move county officials dismissed as unnecessary.
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By Craig Tenbroeck, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.
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By Jeremy Morrison, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Jun. 9--SOUTHPORT -- Bay County commissioners took an initial step this week toward easing water concerns as the area's population grows above North Bay.
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By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 14--A proposed long-term strategy for managing and developing water resources in El Dorado County may not be perfect, but a spokesman for a water advocacy group says it's time the plan, six years in the making, was adopted.
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By Fred Grimm, The Miami Herald  Dec. 14--A 109-acre wasteland of naked dirt and scrubland in the midst of one of Broward County's poorest ZIP codes makes for a better metaphor than a park.
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By Buddy Nevins and Susannah Bryan, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 9--DAVIE -- A sprawling 152-acre shopping and office complex that could change the face of south Broward County is years from being built, even after the Town Council approved the project in the predawn hours Thursday.
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By Alyson Crean, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Jun. 23--The Monroe County Commission Wednesday tabled a proposal that would extend the timeframe on an existing moratorium that affects working waterfront properties.
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OWLS HEAD - The Knox County Regional Airport is seeking a federal permit to fill 7.6 acres of wetlands as part of an expansion project.
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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 Paola Iuspa-Abbott, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 7--Palm Beach County Commissioners Tuesday supported an effort by Broward County's Parkland to annex nearly 2,000 acres west of Boca Raton.
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By Brian Callaway, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Feb. 22--A developer is forfeiting what potentially could be a multimillion-dollar housing subdivision to boost a Bucks County program aimed at preserving farmland.   Richard Zaveta, who runs Zaveta Construction Co.
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Blydenburgh County Park, located in Smithtown, is now subject to limited park hours due to the fact that a pool of mosquitoes that were collected in the area have tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to the Suffolk County ...
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By Daniel Witter, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb. 19--Two weeks after approving the Yuba Highlands environmental impact report, the Yuba County Planning Commission will consider the project's zoning ordinances and development agreement Wednesday night.
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By Paola Iuspa-Abbott, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 5--WEST BOYNTON -- With the housing market slowing down, new retail and office buildings promise to reshape the suburban landscape west of Boynton Beach.
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By Charles McCarthy, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 11--MADERA -- The Board of Supervisors expects to vote at a special 6 p.m. meeting today on whether to allow a rock quarry and asphalt mix plant on 53acres of Madera County foothill pasture land.
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By Barbara J. Isenberg, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Dec. 8--Sedgwick County counselor Rich Euson said the county is looking at all its options to reverse Park City's decision to annex county-owned land, including whether the city violated open meetings laws.
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By Andrea Ahles, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Dec. 14--ARLINGTON -- Glorypark moved a step closer to reality Wednesday when the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved its zoning application and forwarded it to the City Council.