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  • Responses to City Council – February 10, 2026 | PDF

    Feb 10, 2026

    ·Scranton, PA
    Other

    On February 10, 2026, the City Council received responses to questions from a February 3 meeting, primarily addressing pave cut inspections for the Green Ridge water company project and ARPA grant allocation. The city confirmed that Pennoni conducts weekly inspections of utility work, documents findings in reports tied to specific permits, and notifies utilities of deficiencies—with violations issued if issues are not timely addressed; temporary cold patch repairs are being used due to winter weather conditions preventing hot-mix asphalt installation. The administration also provided details on ARPA grant tracking through subrecipient check-ins and quarterly reports, and listed specific allocations to organizations including NeighborWorks (business façade, home buyer, and home rehabilitation programs totaling approximately $865,881) and United Neighborhood Centers (business façade and disaster relief totaling approximately $129,930).

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  • ARPA Memo to Council – April 2026 with Appendices

    Scranton, PA
    Other

    This memo from Scranton's Office of Community Development, dated May 5, 2026, provides a timeline update on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) spending and implementation from Q2 2022 through Q3 2023. The city received a second tranche of federal ARPA funds totaling $34,373,025 in Q3 2022. The ARPA program launched multiple grant categories including nonprofit recovery grants, small business recovery and wage boost grants, wellness grants, affordable childcare grants, and facade improvement grants, with application periods and recipient announcements tracked throughout the timeline. Notable initiatives included playground transformations at Kennedy Elementary School with Trust for Public Lands and Valley In Motion, downtown connectivity improvements, and soft openings of renovated parks at Novembrino Park and Connors Park. The city maintained federal compliance through regular quarterly reporting deadlines and established an interactive ARPA data summary on its website at www.scrantonpa.gov/arpa/arpa-data/.

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  • MEETING NOTES Economic Development

    San Diego, CA
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    The San Diego Promise Zone Economic Activity Working Group met on August 11th to advance goals of increasing capital access, promoting e-commerce, marketing neighborhoods, and improving infrastructure. The meeting featured representatives from over 20 organizations including city departments, community development corporations, and nonprofits. Key discussion items included upcoming funding webinars hosted by Accessity and Pacific Premier Bank, available San Diego County grants (Small Business Stimulus, Community Enhancement, and Neighborhood Reinvestment), and a presentation by Mohuman about digital access, noting that approximately 45,000 of the 80,000 residents in the Promise Zone lack home internet access.

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  • Planning & Regulatory Boards | City of Worcester

    Worcester, MA
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    This document describes the four planning and regulatory boards in Worcester, Massachusetts and their respective responsibilities. The Conservation Commission administers wetlands protection regulations and manages conservation property acquisitions. The Historical Commission preserves historic assets, reviews alterations in historic districts, and administers the Building Demolition Delay Ordinance. The Planning Board reviews site plans, parking plans, and subdivision plans while recommending zoning changes and supporting long-range planning. The Zoning Board of Appeals grants special permits and variances, and hears appeals of Building Commissioner decisions. Planning & Regulatory Services is located at City Hall Room 404, 455 Main Street, and is reachable at 508-799-1400 during business hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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  • ARPA Memo to Council | July 2023

    Scranton, PA
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    This memo from Scranton's Office of Community Development provides a comprehensive timeline of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) implementation from Q2 2022 through July 2023, documenting the city's administration of federal relief funds by Eileen Cipriani, ARPA Director. The city received a second tranche of $34,373,025 in federal ARPA funds in August 2022 and launched multiple grant programs, including nonprofit recovery grants (applications closed August 2022), wellness grants (closed September 2022), small business recovery and wage boost grants (first round closed November 2022, second round closed January 2023), and affordable childcare and education catchup grants (closed March 2023). Notable milestones include the announcement of grant recipients across multiple rounds (nonprofit recipients in October 2022, small business startup and expansion recipients in January 2023 and June 2023, childcare recipients on May 3, 2023, and education grants on May 10, 2023) and public engagement events, including U.S. Senator Bob Casey's visit on May 24, 2023, and a tour of Pennsylvania mayors beginning May 31, 2023. The city also launched an interactive ARPA summary tool in January 2023 and conducted federal reporting submissions on schedule.

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  • East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana Public Records Lookup | EastBatonRougeParishRecords.us

    Baton Rouge, LA
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    This document describes the public records system in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, outlining the types of records maintained and their custodians under Louisiana Revised Statutes § 44:1-41. Public records encompass court records (civil, criminal, probate, and family), property records (deeds, mortgages, liens), vital records (birth and death certificates), business licenses, tax records, voting records, meeting minutes, budgets, law enforcement records, and land use documents maintained by the Parish Clerk of Court and specialized departments. East Baton Rouge Parish complies fully with Louisiana Public Records Law, which under Louisiana Revised Statutes § 44:31 grants any adult the right to inspect, copy, and obtain public records during regular business hours.

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  • Open-Records - Public Records Access Guide - York Township

    York, PA
    Other

    York Township has established an Open Records Office to process Right-to-Know requests under Pennsylvania's Act 3 of 2008, which grants the public access to government records with certain exceptions. The Township adopted its Public Records Policy on December 9, 2008, allowing residents to request and access public records during business hours through written requests submitted in person, by mail, or email to the Open Records Officer at RTK@yorktownshippa.gov. Requests must include specific identification of the record, preferred medium, and requester contact information, though the Township is not required to create new records or reorganize existing ones to fulfill requests.

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  • Local Reparations - Kamm Howard

    Evanston, IL
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    This document outlines a framework for local reparations initiatives presented at an Evanston Town Hall on May 21, 2020, by Kamm Howard. It traces the evolution of reparations work from pre-2018 resolutions supporting HR 40 through 2018–2020 implementation in New York, Evanston, Chicago, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California. The framework defines reparations broadly as any resources targeted toward repair or healing of current injuries from past harms related to enslavement, Jim Crow, or post-Jim Crow discrimination against Black communities. It establishes three minimum guidelines from NAARC: initiatives must be determined by the injured community, resources must be administered or approved by that community, and policy must specifically target past harms. The document compares three models—HR 40, Evanston, and M. Williamson—and categorizes reparative initiatives into full repair (cessation, restitution, compensation, satisfaction, rehabilitation) and benefits (direct and collective), with specific examples from Evanston (business grants, affordable housing, STEM center, co-ops) and Chicago (vocational training, proportionate representation in city contracts, apology consistent with international norms).

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  • Citizen Participation Plan | 2021

    Scranton, PA
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    The City of Scranton, Pennsylvania adopted a Citizen Participation Plan in 2021 to comply with HUD regulation 24 CFR 91.105 and ensure public involvement in federally funded housing and community development programs. The plan governs citizen participation in implementing activities under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), HOME Investment Partnerships Programs (HOME), Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFH), and other formula grant programs. The plan applies to five key documents: the 5-year Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan and amendments, Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), and AFH or Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing plans. The City commits to providing full public access to program information, encouraging participation from low- and moderate-income residents, minorities, non-English-speaking persons, and persons with disabilities, and engaging local institutions, businesses, and community organizations in planning and implementation.

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  • Earned Income Tax Information for

    West Chester, PA
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    This document provides information about the Earned Income Tax requirements for residents of Westtown Township and West Chester Area School District in Pennsylvania. The combined tax rate is 1.04% and is levied on gross wages and net business profits under authority granted by the Local Tax Enabling Act of 1965. Keystone Collections Group, appointed as the Earned Income Tax Officer as of January 1, 2011, administers tax collection, enforcement, and record-keeping, and all residents are required to complete a registration form to ensure proper tax jurisdiction reporting, with tax deduction typically handled by employers or paid directly to Keystone for self-employed individuals.

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  • View the full Voting Results

    Evanston, IL
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    This document presents results from Evanston's participatory budgeting vote across 20 proposed programs and initiatives. Mental Health First Aid Training received the highest support with 3,400 votes (52% of votes cast, 4% of Evanston's population), followed by Grants/Incentives for Activities & Education Support for Marginalized Students in Grades 3-12 with 3,117 votes (47%, 4% of population). The lowest vote-recipient was the Asian American Art & Cultural Center with 740 votes (11%, 1% of population). Proposed initiatives spanned social services (affordable housing, mental health, youth services), economic development (small business grants and incubators), transportation, cultural programming, and environmental projects (foresTREE Internships, Evanston Urban Farm).

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  • Open Records Request

    Pottstown, PA
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    Potter County provides information about Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law, which grants residents access to public records held by the County in accordance with Act 3 of 2008. The document explains that Potter County is committed to transparency and accountability, allowing the public to request documents such as meeting minutes and financial reports through a formal process. Residents who are unsatisfied with Potter County's response to records requests may appeal to the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records within 15 business days, with additional information and assistance available through the Commonwealth's Office of Open Records at 717-346-9903.

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