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Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for new California city qualifies for November ballot
Read full article: Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for new California city qualifies for November ballotA Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot.
Billionaire backers of new California city seek voter approval after stealthily snapping up farmland
Read full article: Billionaire backers of new California city seek voter approval after stealthily snapping up farmlandAfter years of secretly snapping up property for plans to build a new California city, a company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires is taking the pitch to voters.
EPA gives Fort Lauderdale choice in how to pay for sewage breaks
Read full article: EPA gives Fort Lauderdale choice in how to pay for sewage breaksFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Floridas Department of Environmental Protection is giving the city of Fort Lauderdale a choice in how it will pay for a series of sewage breaks that plagued the Rio Vista Neighborhood for months. Either pay a hefty penalty or invest in environmental restoration projects. I think it is a long overdue wake up call we hope for the State of Florida, not just this individual city, Valenstein said. The new order now gives the city the option to pay a historic penalty of more than $2 million or invest in an in-kind project. Chaz Adams, a spokesperson for the City of Fort Lauderdale, told Local 10 that they have been in contact with the regulatory agency about the order, but have not decided how to proceed.
State agency gives Fort Lauderdale choice over how to pay for sewage breaks
Read full article: State agency gives Fort Lauderdale choice over how to pay for sewage breaksFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Floridas Department of Environmental Protection is giving the city of Fort Lauderdale a choice in how it will pay for a series of sewage breaks that plagued the Rio Vista neighborhood for months. Either pay a hefty penalty or invest in environmental restoration projects. I think it is a long overdue wake up call we hope for the State of Florida, not just this individual city, Valenstein said. The new order now gives the city the option to pay a historic penalty of more than $2 million or invest in an in-kind project. Chaz Adams, a spokesperson for the City of Fort Lauderdale, told Local 10 that they have been in contact with the regulatory agency about the order, but have not decided how to proceed.