24 results for “municipal petition”
24 results for “municipal petition”
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board held a meeting on September 25, 2024, in Harrisburg with Chairman Tim Holden, Board Members Randy Vulakovich and Darrell Clarke, and Executive Director Rodrigo Diaz presiding. The agenda included approval of previous meeting minutes from September 11, 2024, a ten-minute public comment period, and new business items including a municipal petition for exemption from the Liquor Code from the Borough of State College. Prior to the public meeting, the Board held closed executive sessions to discuss personnel matters, real property transactions, litigation, and other confidential agency business in accordance with the Sunshine Act.
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This page from the Massachusetts Court System's Law Library provides an informational guide to Massachusetts town meeting law, including relevant statutes, court cases, and procedural resources. Key legal references include Massachusetts Constitution Amendment LXXXIX (distinguishing cities and towns), General Laws chapters 39 and 43A (municipal government), and the 2023 case Barron v. Kolenda, which established that towns cannot restrict participants from being "rude" at meetings. The resource directs users to procedural guides like Robert's Rules of Order and Town Meeting Time, as well as individual town meeting guides and citizens' petition procedures.
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On June 6, 2007, New Jersey American Water Company (NJAWC) petitioned the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for approval to extend water service to a proposed franchise area in Mantua Township, Gloucester County, based on municipal consent Ordinance No. O-08-2007 granted by the Township on March 27, 2007, and Resolution No. 2006-41 adopted by the Mantua Municipal Utility Authority on January 22, 2007. NJAWC serves approximately 606,500 water customers and 28,400 sewer customers across 182 communities in 17 counties. The extension would provide water service to an undeveloped area within Mantua Township currently lacking water infrastructure and support development of the South Jersey Technology Park in Planning Area 2, an academic and research campus created through a $5.8 million grant awarded to Rowan University by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. A public hearing on the petition was held on October 17, 2007, before Board Hearing Examiner Joseph Quirolo with representations from the Company, Division of Rate Counsel, and Board Staff.
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Ordinance 5602 authorizes the annexation of specified territory into the City of Mesa, Arizona, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Title 9, Chapter 4, Article 7. The City filed a blank petition with the Maricopa County Recorder on December 17, 2020, describing the territory and exterior boundaries to be annexed, with notice provided to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and Assessor. A public hearing was held on January 11, 2021, and a written petition signed by owners of more than one-half in value of real and personal property subject to taxation was filed and circulated within one year of the 30-day waiting period. The territory is completely surrounded by existing City of Mesa corporate limits and is not currently within the city's boundaries.
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City of Mesa Ordinance 5655 approves the annexation of contiguous territory into the City of Mesa pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Title 9, Chapter 4, Article 7. The blank petition for annexation was filed with the Maricopa County Recorder on October 21, 2021, with notice provided to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and Assessor. A public hearing was held on November 15, 2021, as required by statute. The written petition was signed by owners of at least one-half in value of real and personal property and more than one-half of persons owning property subject to City taxation within the proposed annexation territory, and was filed within one year of the thirty-day waiting period. The ordinance authorizes extending the City's corporate limits to embrace the described territory.
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This news flash announces upcoming municipal activities for Norristown, PA, including a scheduled Council meeting on May 5, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at Municipal Hall. Ordinance 26-02 concerning window visual obstruction was authorized for advertisement on February 17, 2026, tabled on April 21, with a potential vote scheduled for May 20. Norristown Municipal Council approved a traffic calming policy on April 5, 2022 that allows residents to petition for removable speed humps, which cost approximately $2,500 each, requiring signatures from at least 75 percent of property owners on blocks that meet specified criteria including minimum length of 1,000 feet, posted speed limit of 25 mph or less, residential zoning, and municipal ownership and maintenance.
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Norristown Municipal Council approved a traffic calming policy on April 5, 2022 allowing residents to petition for removable speed humps on residential streets at approximately $2,500 each. Petitions require signatures from at least 75 percent of property owners on blocks that are at least 1,000 feet long, have a posted speed limit of 25 mph or less, are in residentially zoned districts, and are municipally owned and maintained. After staff review and police chief assessment, affected property owners must vote to approve the final safety plan with a 75 percent majority. For public rights-of-way with no residential properties, the municipality can be petitioned directly through the Public Works department following the same review process.
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