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Council OKs bills on meetings, property taxes
- The County Council approved several bills at Monday’s legislative session. Here are a few of the highlights:
Board member’s plan for online database stalls
- Evan Coren wanted to know how many pools the Columbia Association would need to build if the town’s population grew with the downtown redevelopment.
College Park City Council nixes adding at-large seats
- Changes to the composition of the College Park City Council that would have created at-large positions have been pushed aside, perhaps for years.
Council’s ‘social’ dinners questioned
- Baltimore County Councilman Ken Oliver had the scallops. Councilman Bryan McIntire, the salmon.
- Baltimore County Councilman Ken Oliver had the scallops. Councilman Bryan McIntire, the salmon.
Prince George’s Council likely to OK new resources director
- The Prince George’s County Council is expected to approve a new Department of Environmental Resources director today, according to a spokesman for County Executive Jack Johnson.
Councilman wants to grant mayor emergency powers
- Citing a crisis on city streets, Baltimore City Councilman Robert Curran wants to give the mayor emergency powers to take control of neighborhoods deemed overrun with crime.
Council member surprised by U.Md. students’ uninterest in College Park
- When a College Park City Council member met with University of Maryland students last month, she intended to discuss the idea of creating a Students’ Concerns Committee and the possibility of giving them a vote on the council.
City Council member proposes at-large positions
- A College Park City Council member is proposing the creation of at-large positions and the eventual establishment of a 5th district that would virtually guarantee students from University of Maryland, College Park have a representative on the body.
Council preps to make its mark on 2008 spending plan
- Baltimore City Council members have little power to alter the $2.6 billion 2008 spending plan up for Council review today. Still, they plan to push for change.
District Council doubles amount of female members
- Until voters elected Muriel Bowser and Yvette Alexander to the D.C. Council on Tuesday, female representation on the 13-member body appeared to be in danger.
Council races end with crowded fields
- Candidates will make a final push today as voters from Wards 4 and 7 decide who among a pool of 35 hopefuls should fill out the council seats vacated by Mayor Adrian Fenty and Council Chairman Vincent Gray.
Former Fenty official supports Ward 4 council candidate opposing mayor’s pick
- A former official in Mayor Adrian Fenty’s administration said he plans to support a Ward 4 council candidate who is competing with the mayor’s pick to serve out Fenty’s term.
Many candidates line up for open D.C. Council positions
- Two new faces will appear on the D.C. Council at a time when their wards see the promise of massive retail and neighborhood redevelopment projects for the first time in decades. Ward 4 has 19 candidates vying for the seat Mayor Adrian Fenty vacated on the council last January, and in Ward 7, 18 candidates want the seat Vincent Gray vacated when he was promoted to council chair in January.
- Two new faces will appear on the D.C. Council at a time when their wards see the promise of massive retail and neighborhood redevelopment projects for the first time in decades. Ward 4 has 19 candidates vying for the seat Mayor Adrian Fenty vacated on the council last January, and in Ward 7, 18 candidates want the seat Vincent Gray vacated when he was promoted to council chair in January.