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subsidystadium · 1 month

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Forsyth County leaders should be ashamed for the taxpayer-friendly changes put into the NHL proposal

Last year, a new developer, Vernon Krause, began openly talking about bringing the NHL back to Atlanta for the third time. In his vision, there would be a new 20,000-seat arena and a $2 billion “mixed-use development featuring hotels, retail, residential components”. The name of this area would be called the “Gathering at South Forsyth”. After constructing the arena, the following would occur: 1…

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#Atlanta #Atlanta Business Journal #Binding Agreement #Board Of Commissioners #County Commission #Economic Driver #Forsyth County #Gathering at South Forsyth #Georgia #Hotel Tax #Krause Sports and Entertainment #NHL #Property Tax #Real Estate Taxes #Vernon Krause

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rjmbaboonbooks · 2 months

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Daily Comic Journal: March 16, 2022: "The People Spoke And The Board Listened."

Yes, that’s right. The Township board rejected that rezoning request. But why did they do to? Was it the impassioned comments against it, by me and all the other neighbors last week? Was it because the Ward Commissioner came out to the neighborhood to see it for himself on Monday, speaking with some of the residents and realizing that a rezoning would harm the community? Was it because when…

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#Board of Commissioners #Commercial #My Old Neighborhood #Residential #Township #Ward #Zoning

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alwaysbewoke · 1 month

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because she broke up a fight. BECAUSE SHE BROKE UP A FUCKING FIGHT!!!!!

THIS is why i refuse to send my black child to a public school. They are not here for us. SMFH!!

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hclib · 9 months

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Celebrating 140 Years of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, 1883 – 2023

The original Board of Park Commissioners was appointed by the Minnesota State Legislature in 1883 following a vote of Minneapolis residents. Charles Loring (Loring Park namesake) was the board’s first president and William Berry the board’s first superintendent. During Berry’s tenure, the Board of Park Commissioners acquired much of its current park land, including the Chain of Lakes, Minnehaha Park, and Glenwood Park. Theodore Wirth was named as Berry’s successor in 1906. Wirth was an advocate for the use of parks by all community members, and he was a national leader in the establishment of neighborhood parks and recreation facilities. The city’s largest park, Glenwood Park, (which is 90% of the size of New York City's Central Park!) was renamed Theodore Wirth Park in 1938.

During the twentieth century, the park board continued to expand the Minneapolis Park System, increase recreation services within the parks, and manage existing park lands. Today the park Superintendent and Board commissioners, elected by Minneapolis residents, oversee 185 parks comprising 7,059 acres of parkland and water. The Minneapolis parks have been nationally recognized as a preeminent park system and the city consistently ranks among the top 5 park systems in the United States. More than 98 percent of Minneapolis residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park.

Special Collections houses the official records of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners (now the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board) from the 1890s to 1960s. We have over 150 boxes of committee materials, correspondence, subject files, petitions, oversize maps, and other administrative records created by the Park Board. View the collection at Minneapolis Central Library.

Find maps and photos of the parks in the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections.

#Minneapolis #Minnesota #Parks #Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board #Board of Park Commissioners #Park Commissioners #Park superindendents #maps #park design

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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 1 year

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A second Tennessee House Democrat has been reinstated after Republicans expelled him for protesting with gun control advocates.

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted 7-0 Wednesday to reinstate state Rep. Justin Pearson, who days before was expelled by the GOP supermajority for joining protesters ― many of them children ― who chanted in the House chamber in support of gun control following a school shooting that left three kids and three adults dead last month.

Following his reinstatement, a packed crowd inside the County Administration Building erupted in cheers and applause. In a speech following his reinstatement, Pearson said it was time to get back to work.

“You can’t expel our voice, and you sure can’t expel our fight,” he told the crowd.

“Let’s get back to work!” he shouted, to loud cheers.

Pearson and fellow Democratic state Rep. Justin Jones were expelled for protesting on March 30 in the House chamber, which Republican lawmakers called “disorderly behavior” that “brought dishonor to the House of Representatives.” A third lawmaker who joined in protesting for gun control, Democratic Rep. Gloria Johnson, was spared expulsion by a single vote.

Pearson and Jones are Black; Johnson is white. Both Jones and Johnson joined Pearson in his march Wednesday to the County Administration Building.

“I’m so glad Memphis did what was right,” Johnson told local station WREG after the vote. “I’m just absolutely thrilled.”

“Justice was done today,” she added.

Pearson represents part of Memphis, which is in Shelby County. Mickell Lowery, Chairman of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners, said in a statement Sunday that the expulsion of Pearson “was conducted in a hasty manner.”

“The protests at the State Capitol by citizens recently impacted by the senseless deaths of three 9-year-old children and three adults entrusted with their care at their school was understandable given the fact that the gun laws in the State of Tennessee are becoming nearly non-existent,” Lowery said.

“It is equally understandable that the leadership of the State House of Representatives felt a strong message had to be sent to those who transgressed the rules,” Lowery continued. “However, I believe the expulsion of State Representative Justin Pearson was conducted in a hasty manner without consideration of other corrective action methods. I also believe that the ramifications for our great State are still yet to be seen.”

Jones, who represents part of Nashville, was voted back into office on Monday by the Nashville Metropolitan Council in a vote of 36-0. Nashville Mayor John Cooper (D) said it was about giving voters their “voice back.”

“Voters in District 52 elected Justin Jones to be their voice at the statehouse, and that voice was taken away this past week,” Cooper said during the meeting to reinstate Jones. “So let’s give them their voice back. I call on this body to vote unanimously, right now, to do just that.”

Along with the two lawmakers being reinstated this week, another surprising victory emerged: On Tuesday, Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order to tighten background checks and called on the state legislature to pass a “red flag” law that would make it easier to remove guns from people who pose a danger to themselves or others.

During his expulsion hearing, Pearson reminded lawmakers that the U.S. was founded on protest.

“You who celebrate July 4, 1776, pop fireworks and eat hot dogs ― you say to protest is wrong because you spoke out of turn, because you spoke up for people who are marginalized, because you spoke up for kids who won’t ever speak again ... in a country built on people who speak out of turn,” he said.

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daydreamerdrew · 1 year

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Adventure Comics (1938) #44

#that Wesley got shot and then was hospitalized and then has ‘long days of struggle’ to recover #that we see him in a hospital bed talking about how it’s only another week until he can get on the case #seems really unique #I’m not used to that approach to injuries in Golden Age comics #and I like how he breaks into the mostly above board store to steal the information he needs #while expecting that the owner won’t report the theft for fear it would make them look bad to the police #he’s operating on a thin little line here to not get the police after the Sandman #and I also like the bit where Wesley goes out and pretends to be really drunk to create an alibi for himself #which is the first time we’ve seen him using his millionaire playboy persona to protect his secret identity #it seems that his reputation is largely positive #a previous story portrayed him as a successful inventor #we also know that he was in the navy #and the police commissioner was willing to share information with him #but the drunkenness story doesn’t really reflect well on him #the article says ‘he’ll have to be leaving town unless he slows down’#and Wes says that he assumes the Commissioner will assume he’s drowning his nerves #presumably from that he got shot recently #dc #wesley dodds #my posts #comic panels

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historysurvivalguide · 1 year

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The principles of Mr. Harrison's time-keeper; with plates of the same

Designs for the H4, the fourth chronometer from John Harrison that would eventually be used to determine the vexing question of longitude at sea

#longitude #John Harrison #Nevil Maskelyne #Board of Longitude #The Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea #chronometer #library of congress #historical books #book plates #history of science #clocks #clock #horology #pocket watch

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anomalouscorvid · 2 years

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#fallen london #will there be a single non-contrarian board member whose persuasive check for this will be easy #can't tell if the commissioner looking queasy line is supposed to be about #a) the people-squashing machine #b) the confusion over whether the masters will want the station there or not #or c) the everything about all of this

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lacnunga · 2 years

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Guy giving away £67 worth of sailing canvas in 1806, twirling his hair between his fingers: haha are you mad at me tho? 👉👈

#commissioner coffin apoplectic with rage: fUCKING YES #navy board: absolutely not my sweet sugar plum 😘

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jolenes-book-journey · 12 days

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Times Are Changing - Will You Change With it?

Times Are Changing – Will You Change With It? The United States is experiencing rapid changes, and unfortunately, most of these changes are not beneficial. We can either ignore the issues and hope they resolve themselves, or we can work together to find solutions that are agreeable to all. It appears that many politicians are intentionally causing division among us. Continue reading Times Are…

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#2024 August Primary Election #2024 General Election #Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners #County and State Officials are Up for ReElection #Lafayette County Florida Board of County Commissioners #Lafayette County Florida Chamber of Commerce #Lafayette County Florida Supervisor of Elections #Register to Vote in Lafayette County Florida #Times Are Changing - Will You Change With it?

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thenewzpeg · 3 months

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Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan inspects housing complex works

Bengaluru: Close on the heels of the distribution of 36,000 houses of the total 1.82 lakh houses to the poor across the state by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah next month, Housing and Minorities Welfare Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan inspected the under construction in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The houses are being constructed on behalf of Karnataka Slums Development Board. Eight hundred houses are…

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rjmbaboonbooks · 2 months

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Daily Comic Journal: March 14, 2022: "Seeing Is Believing?"

If this Ward Commissioner came over to my mom’s neighborhood to actually see for himself what I was describing at the zoning meeting last week and if he did so because of what I said, then I actually did my civic duty and he did his job. Kind of makes me feel good.

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#Board of Commissioners #Commercial #My Mom #My Mom&039;s House #My Old Neighborhood #Township #Ward #Zoning

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svalleynow · 8 months

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South Pittsburg City Meeting for September 2023

The City of South Pittsburg Board of Mayor and Commissioners met on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 for their monthly meeting. After the call to order, roll call, approval of minutes from the previous meetings on August 8 and August 21, the board covered a hiring code enforcement from Mayor Rector along with updates from City Administrator Gene Vess on projects at Moore Park, the Beene-Pearson…

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#Marion County News #Princess Theatre #South Pittsburg #South Pittsburg Board of Mayor and Commissioners

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probablyasocialecologist · 6 months

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At least 100 Israelis have been arrested for social media posts supporting Palestinians in Gaza and 70 remain in detention, according to a legal advocacy group in the country. Adalah, which represents Arab Israelis in human rights cases, said the arrests are part of an unprecedented crackdown on freedom of expression in Israel. “We’re seeing things we didn’t see before,” Adi Mansour, an attorney in Adalah’s civil rights unit, said in an interview. “There’s a change in the perception of what is allowed and what is prevented.”

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Israel Police posted a video to its Arabic TikTok account Tuesday in which the police commissioner said that he would not allow demonstrations in support of Palestinians. “Anyone who wishes to show solidarity and support Gaza is invited to board the buses heading there now,” Yaakov Shabtai, the commissioner, said, according to the video’s caption.

#israel #palestine #gaza #social media #censorship

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historysurvivalguide · 1 year

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H4 - 1700’s Chronometer built by John Harrison

In order to solve the problem of Longitude, Harrison aimed to devise a portable clock which kept time to within three seconds a day. This would make it far more accurate than even the best watches of the time

#H4 #john harrison #chronometer #longitude #Board of Longitude #The Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea

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club-prideguin · 1 year

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I just found out tonight that theres a total lunar eclipse (and a blood moon i think). I prob wont be able to see ir much bc of how late it starts here (i need to be able to get to the voting place early tomorrow) but i hope everyone who is watching it has a nice time.

#seb speaks #im gonna be up for a bit doing candidate research but i highly doubt ill still be awake at 5am.#or at least i hope not since im getting up at 9.#alao btw for fellow americans voting tomorrow- dont forget to look at whos running for local seats too. not just senate #city council. mayor. judges. sheriff. board of education. commissioners. and ofc dont forget your districts house of rep candidates.#all of that matters. these people make the laws.#if it helps check out the websites for equality orgs. they often have pages listing which candidates they endorse #the candidates themselves also usually have websites that have more endorsements & usually their stances on important issues.#dont forget to vote gamers!

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