City Council

8+ hour, 19+ min ago   (585+ words) After a 300% increase, Sioux City leaders voted to reduce the city's stormwater collection fee, but the revised plan still includes annual increases through 2030. Beginning November 3, residents will pay $4.54 a month instead of $9.09 under a stormwater ordinance change the council passed…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (381+ words) BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - Bloomington officials said they are trying to protect neighborhoods with a host of proposed regulations on new data centers in the city. City officials on Friday released a 20-page document and an accompanying news release announcing the measures,…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (198+ words) The City of Tacoma’s proposed 2027–2028 Biennial Budget, a $5.3 billion spending plan that addresses a $40 million structural deficit in the $696 million General Fund, prioritizes the services that residents rely on most every day in Tacoma. Community safety makes up $424.7 million, or…...

20+ hour, 9+ min ago   (570+ words) Memphis Mayor Paul Young called for a 90-day study for data center regulations as the city continues to develop policy on tech expansions. On Friday, Young issued an executive order declaring a 90-day policy review to help the city formulate…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (43+ words) The City Council advanced an ordinance that would add a land buffer around schools and limit sizes and locations of battery storage facilities. It follows a temporary data center moratorium. IE 11 Not Supported Hillsboro, Ore., Moves to Restrict Land for…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (679+ words) Published 5:30 am Thursday, October 8, 2026 The Hillsboro City Council moved closer to adopting its first permanent restrictions on data center development Tuesday, albeit with some last-minute changes and concerns about how parts of the new rules would work. Councilors advanced a…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (411+ words) The City of Williamsport is now better prepared for any potential data center application that might arise. While there aren't any such applications on the radar, officials here have crafted a draft ordinance in light of the ever-growing development of…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (149+ words) Antis Township supervisors will take additional time to strengthen a proposed ordinance regulating data centers, tabling the measure during Thursday’s meeting as they consider provisions addressing decommissioning, energy production and water use. Antis Township supervisors will take additional time…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (265+ words) Susan McCord is a veteran journalist and writer who began her career at publications in Asheville, N.C. She spent nearly a decade at newspapers across rural southwest Georgia, then returned to her Augusta hometown for a position at the print daily....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (131+ words) Texas Governor Greg Abbott orders US and Texas flags lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of Hamas’ October 7 massacre, on the third anniversary of the attack. If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider…...