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Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Woodbury County Supervisors approve funds for 4 FY26 Capital Improvement Projects
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors approved money for four Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP's). Supervisors approved $316,300 in funds during its weekly meeting on June 10. The money went to the following projects: $150,000 for real estate for relocation of the secondary roads Moville shop, as part of a proposed $4.7 million, 5-year building plan $90,300 for an EMS rescue truck $44,000 for EMS main front entrance to replace the concrete $32,000 for Dorothy Pecaut Center Foundation project The board previously allocated $898,000 out of the $1.2 million borrow amount allowed. $600,000 for the demolition of the old Law Enforcement Center in downtown Sioux City $280,000 towards WCICC improvement projects $18,000 in loan note fees Supervisors only have $176,505 left in CIP money available to be used for future approved projects. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Yahoo
‘It's like senior skip day': RPD, MCSO work together to introduce new safety measures at Charlotte Beach Park
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Monroe County leaders and law enforcement introduced an increased presence starting on Wednesday evening at Ontario Beach Park. Officers said they responded to Ontario Beach Park last Wednesday for disturbances breaking out in large crowds. That led to 19-year-old Deandre Leonard getting arrested for allegedly running around with a handgun. 'We can't allow that to happen again,' Captain Greg Bello said. On Tuesday, Rochester Police Captain Greg Bello announced that on Wednesday nights, which is the night of the weekly Concerts by the Shore, will begin having a huge increase of law enforcement personnel: including RPD's Special Events Detail and the Patrol Unit from the Department's Lake section, deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, and troopers from New York State Police. Teams will also be assigned from Monroe County Probation, Monroe County Security, and City of Rochester security. 'It's a great summer event that over 1,000 people go to,' Captain Bello said. 'We want to make sure that that's a safe event to go to.' Weather-dependent, RPD said it will implement its Tactical Unit and Traffic Enforcement Unit to 'conduct targeted, disorderly traffic safety, and all sorts of enforcement in the parking lots of the beach area.' Captain Bello said this is to target any groups 'before they're able to get into a point of creating mischief.' On Saturday evening, multiple roads were closed down in the Charlotte neighborhood near the beach. Fights spilled toward Lake Avenue in front of Tropix. Business owners have told News 8 that this has become a regular thing in the area. Rochester police, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, and New York State Police are meeting to plan for increased patrols in the area. First responders will also be working with the Rochester Transit Service to implement a special events detail. 'Our Staff Duty officer now has the authority to turn busses around,' Bello said. 'So if we have large groups of teens going to the beach in order to try to create problems at the beach, we're going to turn that bus around.' The Monroe Crime Analysis Center will also be used to monitor social media and different groups to target any events, fights, or chaos being planned at the beach. 'We're going to go after those that are that are trying to create chaos,' Bello said. At the end of the day, it's a family park.' Monroe County announced County Executive Adam Bello has worked with the President of the Monroe County Legislature to introduce a Capital Improvement Project. This would put gates at the parking lot of the beaches to monitor who is going in and out more effectively. 'This isn't something new. This has been going on for decades, and I think it's one of the really cornerstones of public safety in the county of Monroe,' a Monroe County Director said. Monroe County Sheriff's Office Deputy Brendan Hurley said these fights coincide with Senior Skip Day. 'These are juveniles,' Deputy Hurley said. 'These are teens going out and causing havoc. But like you saw last week, we arrested somebody with a gun, so that has the potential to get a lot worse. So that's why we're taking it serious, and we're going to try to nip it in the bud and stop it before anything gets too far in the name of safety.' When asked why this wasn't done a long time ago, Captain Bello said it has to do with resources. 'We don't have infinite resources,' he said. 'We have to prioritize as we go forward with what we're going after with our non fatal shooting team. We have to focus. And so we've had details up at the beach. There was a detail up at the beach last week that thankfully kept that from escalating any further. But what we've looked at is, okay, where's our most appropriate deployment of resources? And what we found is that we need to increase those resources at the beach, and that's what we're doing in response to that.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Increased meals tax, leveled school board budget highlight changes to Roanoke city's fiscal budget
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke City Council looks much closer to having its budget set for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, but it came at a cost for Roanoke residents and visitors. Your next dinner out in the star city could cost you a little extra, as council boosted the city's prepared food and beverage tax one percent, bringing it to 6.5 percent overall. With that ordinance comes a 1.5 percent discount for business owners who pay the taxes on time, and a surprise vote in favor of a two-year sunset clause, which can lower the tax back to 5.5 percent in 2027. Texas Tavern owner Matt Bullington was in attendance, and while he didn't call the decision a win, he was pleased with those modifications. 'I feel that when I reached out to individual council members and had a lot of conversations with them, they were receptive and they understood that they're in a financial fix,' Bullington said. 'Let's hope that they figure that out, then it sunsets and we can go back to at least where we were.' Mayor Joe Cobb was frustrated with the sunset amendment because he felt like it wasn't the right time to make a change like that. Roanoke restaurants speak out on city council's proposed meals tax increase 'We have the provision of reviewing it annually,' he said. 'I'm concerned that we box ourselves in, and limit ourselves.' Another tough call for leaders today: revising the school board budget. Council voted 5-1 in favor of leveling the budget from last year, leaving the school board almost $7 million short of what it was hoping for. Councilman Nick Hagen was the one No vote on both issues, and he believes this can be harmful to the schools. 'I think one of the concerns that they will see is that they're going to have to make some very hard decisions about looking at classes that are being cut,' Hagen said. 'That's one of the concerns I have.' Mayor Cobb had different thoughts. 'I don't buy this idea that we don't support the schools,' he said. 'I don't agree with it, and I think there's a narrative that's being cast out there that are trying to make us look like the bad guys and we are not.' Mayor Cobb mentioned the school board still gets the most money from the city of any entity, along with an annual $5 million from the Capital Improvement plan. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
St. Martin voters passed the tax renewal for school upgrades
St. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY) — Today, voters in St. Martin Parish went to the polls to decide whether or not to renew an existing tax aimed at completing upgrades at schools parish wide. The Parishwide School District $30 M Bond passed the vote with 60% saying yes. According to the Voter Portal website the Parish wide School District Proposition Stated: 'Shall St. Martin Parish School District, Louisiana (the 'District'), incur debt and issue bonds to the amount of not exceeding $30,000,000, in one or more series, to run not exceeding 20 years from date thereof, with interest at a rate of not exceeding 7% per annum, for the purpose of financing capital expenditures for school purposes for the District, including constructing, acquiring and/or improving schools and other school related facilities, together with equipment and furnishings therefor, including, to the extent feasible, those specific school projects set forth in the 'Capital Improvement Plan' to be approved prior to the election, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto, with no estimated increase in the millage rate to be levied in the first year of issue above the 21.50 mills currently being levied to pay General Obligation Bonds of the District?' Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now St. Martin Parish seeks tax renewal for school upgrades Cajun football hosts Vermilion & White spring game St. Martinville voters adopted the Lawrason Act Voters in Jennings elected Carolyn Simon as city council member St. Martin voters passed the tax renewal for school upgrades Louisiana completes series sweep of Southern Miss Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Joplin's annual street resurfacing project begins this week
JOPLIN, Mo. — The City of Joplin's annual resurfacing program begins tomorrow. Starting in the Easttown area and a few roads south of 7th Street, crews with 'Blevins Asphalt Construction' will remove the top few inches of asphalt from the roads before laying a fresh coat. Residents affected will be notified 48 hours before work begins with informational hangers on their front doors. Crews will mark streets with no parking signs along both sides, and at each end of the block. After East-town is finished, crews will move on to St. Louis Avenue, at Zora and Prairie Flower Roads, southwest Joplin, Connecticut Avenue from 15th to 32nd Street, northwest Joplin, and Forest Park Cemetery. You can find maps of the work zones through the link here. This project is funded by the Transportation, Capital Improvement, and Parks and Stormwater sales tax initiatives. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
