July 7, 2009 – Update: meeting cancelled; additional info
UPDATE:
CANCELLED TODAY– ALLIANCE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE meeting(previously scheduled for Tuesday, July 7, 7:00 pm)
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ADDITIONAL UPCOMING EVENT / REGISTER NOW
2009 AUBURN CITIZENS’ PLANNING ACADEMY BEGINS SEPT. 17
Held in the conference room, Development Services Bldg, 171 N. Ross Street, Auburn. Open to Auburn residents. Free, but limited seating; register early.
The City of Auburn’s Planning Department will begin the 2009 Citizens’ Planning Academy on Thursday, September 17. The class will consist of six sessions held on Thursday evenings from 5:30 – 7 p.m, on the following dates:
| September 17 | October 8 (Planning Commission Meeting) |
| September 24 | October 22 |
| October 1 | November 5 |
During the training period, participants will learn how different departments, developers, and individuals interact in the planning process. Participants will also learn about the City of Auburn’s comprehensive planning process (CompPlan 2030) and other ongoing projects. Topics include:
- Planning in Auburn (Requirements and Responsibilities of the Planning Department)
- The Roles and Responsibilities of Auburn’s Planning Related Boards (Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Adjustment, Historic Preservation Commission)
- Long-Range Planning in the City of Auburn
- The Role of Other City Departments in Planning
- A Professional Engineer’s View of Planning in Auburn
- Auburn University Planning
- Historic Preservation
- Zoning Enforcement
For more information, including an application (http://www.auburnalabama.org/news/2009/pl070609.pdf), Â please contact Erin Swindall in the City of Auburn Planning Department at 501-3036 or eswindall@auburnalabama.org.
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(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Bill seeks sunshine for state’s legal contracts
Rep. Barry Mask (R-Wetumpka) to sponsor measure that would require posting of contracts and bills for legal services rendered by private attorneys for services to state government. The bill, known as the Private Attorney Retention Sunshine Act, would require the disclosures to be posted on the Internet.
http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?/base/news/1246871717222040.xml&coll=3
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OPELIKA-AUBURN NEWS – Auburn native who refused redeployment to Iraq speaks to church group
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KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL – Tennessee residents fight against dumping coal ash in their state
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jul/04/loudon-residents-fight-against-ash-disposal/
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TUSCALOOSA NEWS – Coal ash dump site in Alabama not welcome
Apparently, federal agencies think millions of tons of poisonous coal ash is better dumped in rural West Alabama than kept in Tennessee, where it is produced. We don’t share that opinion.
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July 7, 2009
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