by meg | Jan 9, 2017 | Built Environment, City Budget/Spending, Economic Sustainability, Growth & Density
Since the 1960s, historic preservationists have been arguing that older, denser buildings should be conserved and reused and that tearing down these buildings to create parking lots was doing damage to the fabric of the city. They also argued that the big box stores...
by meg | Jul 25, 2016 | City Budget/Spending, Economic Sustainability
The City government sets its budget on a two year cycle. Though most of it is already spoken for, there’s still a substantial amount of money that can be distributed at the discretion of the City Council. And the City Council makes their decision based on...