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    Cities face difficult issues on a regular basis, the responsibility to resolve these issues is placed upon the City Council. These elected officials have a multitude of people expecting them to make correct decisions in the communities best interest. But who is to say which call is the right call on any number of issues, that's why council members must use their best judgment when making decisions. After watching the September 21, 2016 Bloomington City Council meeting, this became clear to me. There

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    County council meeting that I attended was all I thought it would be, minus the crazy person that I was promised. The county council meeting was facilitated by a group of white men and women with very few if any minorities in attendance. The council appeared to be very dry leaving me questioning why this was so important. However, shortly after settling in for the long hall it clicked, and I was able to make the connection to my Political Science 1100 course, and how exactly the county council meeting

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    the office, I was expecting a plain, single room office. After entering the room, I was shocked by the vastness of the so-called “office”. The corner office was made up of seven to eight individual rooms, grand balconies that looked out over the city, extravagant fixtures, solid wooden furniture and not to mention an entire staff that was ready to do whatever the senator asked of them. Although Senator Scarnati was not back from a meeting yet, I was informed that I would have a photo opportunity

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    An ANC meeting erupted in conflict between residents and commissioners in Tenleytown on Thursday, over a Wisconsin Avenue building project proposal. Residents, who were eager to voice their concerns with the project, repeatedly interrupted commissioners and each other during a building proposal by Sunrise Senior Living and a local church. Many residents made clear that they were against the project. Commissioners attempted to close out the meeting with their comments, but were repeatedly interrupted

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    Hi Judge, It was great seeing you in Philly last month. I’m glad you could join us for the Meltzer event. I wanted to touch base with you on the research proposal template I sent you several months ago (after Western). We’re currently interested in research projects that look into the housing and mortgage markets and explore alternative market-based approaches that can potentially replace the current government-backed system. I know that’s an area you’ve done some research in and wanted to let

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    Chairman Hartlaub called the Work Session to Order at 7:05 p.m., followed by the Pledge to the Flag and Invocation by Supervisor Woerner. ROLL CALL: Present were Supervisors, Blettner, Hartlaub, Staaf and Woerner. Also, present, Jeff Garvick, acting Township Manager, Christopher Toms from C. S. Davidson, Inc. Township Engineer and Linus Fenicle, Township Solicitor. Supervisors Ault was not present. At this point in the meeting, Chairman Hartlaub informed audience members they held an Executive

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    Location : Tower of Purpose, Floor 72, Center Conference Room “And with the recent demonstrations in districts 3 and 5, we must reconsider our actions in which we respond with my friends.” “I agree Mr. Adams, we must reconsider our course of action” “Thank you Mr. Parker. While we think on that matter, we have a one smaller matter to discuss.” A voice filled with bass and had the feeling of authority built into it spoke “ The board recognizes Mr. Adams has the floor, speak of matter that has merit

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    meeting,” stated Arthur Rictus, President of Quail Quarry Strata Council. “Six of us are present. Only Council Member Fern Wood is missing. Madame Secretary, would you read the minutes from our meeting last month?” “Certainly,” said Secretary Flint. “Those present at the meeting included: President Arthur Rictus, Vice President Sam Pindy, Secretary Edith Flint, Treasurer Rex Skinner, and Council Members Bert Dourly and Dorothy Bight. Council Member Fern Wood was absent. “The minutes are as follows: Whereas

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    Suppose that a city council is debating on passing a curfew law for teenagers. It would establish a 10 P.M. weekday curfew and a midnight weekend curfew. If the curfew law was passed, I would disagree with the council’s decision. The curfew would greatly interfere with teenagers’ social lives, and would also simply be inconvenient in general. While some people may support the curfew because they believe it would keep teenagers out of trouble, I oppose the idea of a curfew law. Firstly, the curfew

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    Tempe City Council Meeting Analysis Every single General Plan is a document with the main purpose of guiding the development of a community. It is important because it will stimulate the public participation in the process of planning in the city and promote public health, safety and welfare. Usually, this plan has the range of around 20 years (Levy, 2011), but the City of Tempe General Plan has the more audacious range time of 30 years. The entire document is organized into six chapters to enhance

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