What happened on Monday, 20 November 2023
Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
City Council holds a moment of silence and confirms attendance during November 20 meeting.
Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Representatives of volunteer fire companies told council the proposed ordinance edits go beyond a merger and would shift authority and membership rules—including appointing a city chief and removing the advisory board's role—and asked the council to delay adoption for more stakeholder input.
Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
City Council votes to accommodate new street naming for emergency response efficiency.
Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), West Chatham, Town of Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Public commenters told the MPO that a July 28, 2023 pedestrian injury near the Bourne Rotary preceded a MassDOT design exception that allows the Bourne Rotary Improvement Project to proceed without required crosswalks and pedestrian/bicycle facilities; the commenter requested MassDOT explain what the Highway Administrator knew before approving the exception.
Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Council approved closing Leather Alley for a Christmas tree sale, use of the East Main Street parking lot for Robb Elementary's holiday concert, a wedding reservation at East Sandell Park, and a staff proposal to split alley addresses to ease navigation and EMS response.
Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Council authorizes splitting alley addresses to resolve resident addressing issues.
Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Council members express concerns over proposed changes to the fire department regulations
Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), West Chatham, Town of Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Commission staff presented Eco-counter pedestrian and bicycle counts showing large summer peaks and site-level use (e.g., Chatham downtown and canal-area counters). Staff said they will share data with the Canal Bridges study team and develop a public-facing data viewer.
Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), West Chatham, Town of Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
MPO welcomes new members and discusses timely bridge replacement impacts and grant submissions.
Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Council approved Resolution 2023-32 authorizing staff to apply for a $1,000,000 Commonwealth Financing Authority grant/loan to help fund a proposed new police building; the measure passed by a majority with the mayor recorded as voting no.
Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), West Chatham, Town of Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Design exceptions allow Bourne Rotary project to proceed without pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Planning staff presented 2023 goals and accomplishments tied to the Destination Lock Haven comprehensive plan, reported seven grant applications (about $2.5M) with $39,000 awarded so far, and said the draft budget and budget book would be posted online as the city continues the 2024 budget process.
Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
The Lock Haven City Council held a second reading and voted to adopt Ordinance 2023-11 after clarifying a numbering discrepancy on the agenda; roll call recorded majority affirmative votes.
Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Council questions proposed leadership changes and appointment process for East Side Fire Rescue.
Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), West Chatham, Town of Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Cape Cod Commission staff previewed draft revisions to the TIP evaluation criteria that increase emphasis on a safe-systems approach and equity/environmental-justice factors, reduce the cost weighting from 15 to 5 points, and incorporate recent regional climate and low-lying roads analyses.
Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), West Chatham, Town of Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
The Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization held elections for four subregional seats. Edwin Zelinsky (Subregion A), Peter Q. Smith (Subregion B), Kevin Galligan (Subregion C) and Art Arterino (Subregion D) were declared winners after roll-call and absentee-ballot tallies.