Aldermen voice frustration over needle distribution
read more…: Aldermen voice frustration over needle distributionConcerns over used needles became a point of discussion at last Tuesday’s Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) meeting.
Byline: Andrew Sylvia
Posts by Andrew Sylvia
Aldermen get $3.6 million request for SNHU Arena upgrades
read more…: Aldermen get $3.6 million request for SNHU Arena upgradesRenovation funding for SNHU Arena could be approved as early as September following deliberations by the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) on Tuesday.
Orange Street sober home gets amended variance
read more…: Orange Street sober home gets amended varianceThe Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) approved a variance request for a sober living home on Orange Street on Thursday night, but not after lengthy discussion and an amendment from the sober home operator’s original request.
Aldermen approve $200K from sale of surplus land for new affordable housing units for women
read more…: Aldermen approve $200K from sale of surplus land for new affordable housing units for womenOn Tuesday night, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) unanimously approved a recommendation by the BMA Committee on Community Improvement to allocate $200,000 to create eight new units of housing on Newbury Street for homeless women.
Sapienza versus Sapienza on stipend proposal
read more…: Sapienza versus Sapienza on stipend proposalA proposal to eliminate all health and dental insurance benefits for Manchester’s Aldermen in exchange for a $2,500 stipend increase was defeated on Tuesday night.
Aldermen receive proposal to rename street after local African-American trailblazer
read more…: Aldermen receive proposal to rename street after local African-American trailblazerThe Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen Committee on Lands and Buildings on Tuesday will hear a request from the Manchester Heritage Commission to name a street after the city’s first African-American property owner.
Community zoning meetings reach halfway point
read more…: Community zoning meetings reach halfway pointThe Manchester Planning and Community Development Department is seeking to hold community meetings on the proposed zoning ordinance rewrite in each ward of the city and as of Saturday, they’re halfway to that goal.
Gamut of perspectives at Ward 1 zoning gathering
read more…: Gamut of perspectives at Ward 1 zoning gatheringThe Manchester Planning and Community Development’s draft zoning ordinance road tour continued on Wednesday with an event at Webster Elementary School in Ward 1.
National races impacting campaigns in Manchester
read more…: National races impacting campaigns in ManchesterThe past few weeks have been unlike any other in modern American political history, as this fall’s race to become the next President of the United States has shifted drastically at the end of July from where it was at the end of June. Although that tumult has largely focused on the national level, it has had an effect on State Representative races in Manchester as well.
Zoning rewrite draft proposes more mixed-use in Ward 11
read more…: Zoning rewrite draft proposes more mixed-use in Ward 11On Saturday, the City of Manchester’s Planning and Community Development wrapped up their fourth community meeting on the proposed zoning ordinance rewrite, once again drawing approximately 100 participants.
Whitmer campaign stop echoes recent newfound Democratic energy
read more…: Whitmer campaign stop echoes recent newfound Democratic energyMichigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer made a stop at Pappy’s Pizza on Thursday afternoon to meet with voters as this fall’s election moves closer.
