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Trail moves closer to reality
Sentinel Staff WriterCity leaders this week agreed to hire an engineering firm to draw up plans for a proposed recreational trail running along Lincoln Avenue, linking Mount Dora's sports complex to Tremain Street. The proposed trail will give residents of the city's...Tags: Engineering, Technology, Government
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Orlando drivers leave court red-faced
Sentinel Staff WriterOrlando has nabbed 6,025 red-light runners since it installed automated cameras at a handful of intersections just 2 1/2 months ago -- and so far, only one driver has beat the rap. The first round of drivers to appeal their citations since the cameras...Tags: Vehicles, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Injuries, Court Administration, Waterford
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Should Lake County elected officials get benefits
Sentinel ColumnistBefore the election, a column criticizing two Eustis commissioners appeared in this spot. Both accepted free medical insurance from the city, which I contended is just a way of disguising a $5,679 annual perk. No other part-time employee gets medical...Tags: Local Elections, Government, Labor Legislation, Labor Markets
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Gloucester petitioners failed by state law, courts
As of Wednesday, the massive recall campaign against four of Gloucester County's Board of Supervisors is officially a big, fat, stinky failure. But not the kind you think. The failure lies in Virginia recall laws so obtuse, so vague that intelligent...Tags: Hearing Impairment, Voting, American Civil Liberties Union, Labor Legislation, Political Campaigns
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Workshop unveils pier construction plans
Forum Publishing GroupDevelopers and city officials recently organized a forum to inform residents of developments along the Pompano Beach pier. Hundreds of residents attended the meeting to voice their opinions on what they would and would not like to see at the pier. "It'...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Restaurants, Pompano Beach, Government
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Commissioners likely to end own health benefits
Sentinel Staff WriterEUSTIS City commissioners likely will move today to stop offering free insurance benefits to themselves, mostly as a cost-cutting move. If elected officials in Eustis want to continue receiving health, dental and life insurance -- the same policies the...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Government, Employees
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The golden ticket
Tribune reporterAbout two years ago, Jeannie Douglas got a letter from the City of Naperville saying she had received one of the most coveted possessions in the western suburb: a parking permit at the downtown train station. It was like finding a golden ticket in a...Tags: Downers Grove, Metra, Naperville, Chicago Jobs, Tinley Park
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Officials wage sonic war on poop-splattering cormorants
Sentinel Staff WriterThey call Lake Eola Park the "crown jewel" of Orlando, but a jewel isn't so dazzling when it's covered with bird poop. Migrating cormorants are, um, decorating so many cars, sidewalks and people around the downtown park that city officials have...Tags: Vehicles, Public Employees, Fishing, Charles Lee, Lake Eola
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Group to try to block reservoir plan
247-4536++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ The Chesapeake Bay Foundation will be able to challenge the five-year extension of Newport News' 2006 state permit for the controversial King William Reservoir in court, foundation and city officials...Tags: Water Supply, Local Authority, Contracts, Court Administration, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Cities complain about regulations for flood money
Officials with five cities hit by severe weather this summer say they are frustrated with rules imposed on government funding. The officials said the rules governing the distribution of Federal Community Development Block Grant money is making it harder...Tags: Iowa City, Economic Policy, Government, Painting
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We think: Thanks to area leaders, support for commuter rail is getting stronger
The attempt by some Winter Park commissioners last week to weaken that city's commitment to commuter rail might leave you wondering: Does it signal growing dissent among elected officials along the 61-mile route? That's what Winter Park commissioner Beth...Tags: Interstate 4, Local Elections, Frank Bruno, Government
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Shelton Developer's Father Accused In Public Corruption Case
The Hartford CourantFederal prosecutors on Wednesday indicted the 80-year-old father of a Shelton developer charged earlier this week with bribing Mayor Mark Lauretti. Peter C. Botti of Shelton is accused of conspiring with his son, developer James Botti, 45, to illegally...Tags: Corporate Crime, Lawyers, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Prosecution, Trials
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