30 results for “agriculture”
30 results for “agriculture”
On April 1, 2026, the Boston City Council held a regular meeting where it approved two grants: a $20,000 Local Food Policy Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to support food purchasing initiatives between Boston Public Schools and anchor institutions, and a $13,735 MassHire grant for workforce development programs serving individuals who are blind or visually impaired. The council also received communications regarding the city's financial status and budget challenges for the current fiscal year, and passed a special law petition regarding pension benefits for Firefighter Leo J. Bracken.
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The Boston City Council meeting scheduled for April 1, 2026, includes consideration of two grants: $20,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources for a local food policy initiative involving anchor institutions and Boston Public Schools, and $13,735 from MassHire for workforce development programs for individuals who are blind. The agenda also addresses a $20.2 million appropriation for window and door replacement projects at Adams Elementary School, with potential matching funds from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, and includes communications regarding budget challenges that need to be addressed in the current fiscal year.
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This is an agenda document for a December 17, 2025 Board of Public Works meeting to be held online and at the State House Governor's Reception Room in Annapolis, Maryland. The agenda covers multiple state departments and agencies including Agriculture, Housing and Community Development, Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland Department of Transportation, Department of General Services, University System of Maryland, and Department of Natural Resources, with items addressing grants, capital improvements, real property transactions, and various procurement matters across 293 pages of supporting materials.
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The Columbia County Planning Commission's April 21, 2026 agenda addresses subdivision and land development applications, including review of eighteen Review and Approval Applications and three Review and Comment Applications evaluated at an April 17, 2026 committee meeting. Bills for payment totaling $7,005.00 were submitted from Keystone Consulting Engineers ($6,712.50) and MPL Law Firm ($292.50) for the March 18–April 21 period. Subdivision and engineering fee receipts totaling $4,405.63 were collected during the same period from multiple applicants including solar developments and land surveys. The agenda includes old business regarding an Agricultural Exemption for Levi Beiler in Greenwood Township and new business for an Agricultural Exemption for Brad Fritz in Benton Township. Eight applications received "No Action" determinations due to outstanding items, including solar developments across multiple townships ranging from 23.7 to 41 acres and a mobile home park with 68 lots in Orange Township.
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On December 11, 2025, the Worcester Township Planning Commission reviewed a sketch plan for a 32-acre conservation subdivision at the corner of Berks Road and Bean Road, which proposes 12 lots on property currently zoned Agricultural. The Commission discussed various elements including lot configuration, yard requirements, steep slope analysis, and access provisions, with the applicant required to submit detailed field surveys and environmental studies at the preliminary plan stage, including PennDOT approval for the single proposed access point onto Berks Road. The Commission expressed support for the proposed contiguous open space layout to be privately maintained by a homeowners association.
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The Shelby County Plan Commission met on November 25, 2025, to consider RZ 25-15 and SD 25-14, applications to rezone 5.81 acres from Conservation Agricultural (A1) to Residential Estate (RE) District and to create a simple subdivision of a single-family building lot from a larger 71.74-acre parcel located at 9795 N 500 E in Morristown. The meeting also included approval of the 2026 Plan Commission Meeting Calendar, with the next regular meeting scheduled for December 23, 2025.
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The Ada County Historic Preservation Council held a meeting on September 2, 2025, at the Ada County Courthouse to discuss updates on agriculture protection areas, the EXPO Idaho History Project, the Dry Creek Ranch Historic Structures, America's 250th Anniversary initiatives, and outreach to other historic groups within Ada County. The council also reviewed minutes from previous meetings and discussed implementation of Ada County's Historic Preservation Plan. The meeting agenda included discussion items related to the council's mission of identifying, evaluating, and protecting historically significant buildings, sites, and structures in Ada County.
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This Board of Public Works meeting summary from May 21, 2025, documents approvals by Maryland state officials including Governor Wes Moore, Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman, and Treasurer Dereck E. Davis. The board approved agricultural cost-share funding totaling $705,969 across multiple grants, including $691,700 for 22 individual grants, $13,269 for two additional grants, and a reversion of $124,998 from 11 completed or canceled projects. Three wetlands licenses were approved for projects in Anne Arundel and Dorchester counties, along with two mitigation licenses requiring $4,696.83 in compensation deposits and tidal marsh plantings. The board also approved release of collateral property for Palance Roti Shop & Bar LLC's Neighborhood Business Development Program loan, allowing a short sale with approximately $170,000 payment and conversion of the remaining $96,667 balance to a second lien on Maryland property.
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The Shelby County Plan Commission held a meeting on January 28, 2025, to consider multiple rezoning and subdivision applications. The agenda included approval of the Rush Rezoning Findings of Fact; the Bass Rezoning (1.5 acres from Agricultural to Single-Family Residential) and Bass Simple Subdivision in Brandywine Township; and the Theobald Rezoning (3 acres from Conservation Agricultural to Residential Estate) and Theobald Simple Subdivision in Union Township. The Commission also discussed the Shelby County Sub-Area Economic Development Plan, with details on strategies and land use recommendations to be addressed during a subsequent public hearing.
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The Maryland Board of Public Works held a meeting on May 1, 2024, to approve multiple funding and licensing items. The Board approved $257,300 in Agricultural Cost Share Program funding for 13 individual grants, $62,050 in additional funding for two grants, and authorized reversion of $924,166 in balances from 30 completed or canceled agricultural projects. The Board also approved $1.2 billion in General Obligation Bonds ($1 billion tax-exempt and $200 million taxable) to finance the State's Capital Improvement Program, a $750,000 FY 2024 Operating grant to the West Baltimore County Redevelopment Authority, and $2.982 million in compensation to Gary Washington as an erroneously confined individual. Six wetlands licenses were granted for various projects, including 7,683 square feet of marsh plantings by Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works and 4,475 square feet created by Southwind Lot Owners Association in Queen Anne's County.
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