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A Sept. 17 hearing will consider appeals of the proposed data center, whose approved plan depicts 100 megawatts of capacity while its conditions limit utility use to 50 megawatts without further approval.
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The Lowell Commons proposal would allow 220 homes, buildings up to 65 feet tall and limited commercial space near downtown; the applicant described it as an affordable-housing development.
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The $66,958 agreement covers electrical relocations needed for drainage, roadway and safety improvements on three roads.
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Commissioners approved eight resolutions in a 5-0 consent-calendar vote; seven transaction groups list payments totaling $80,820.
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The City Council voted 9-0 on Aug. 11 to postpone consideration of the proposed metropolitan district’s service plan to Aug. 25 because the related annexation plat had not been recorded.
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City staff plan to meet Aug. 7 with the Historic Neighborhood Partnership, but the early-stage proposal has no draft code, eligibility rules, hearing date or adoption timeline.
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The unanimously approved framework guides future investment and calls for annual progress reports, but includes no separate implementation appropriation identified in the meeting record.
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The July 28 agenda includes annexation and zoning measures for a proposed grades 6-12 campus near Stetson Hills Boulevard and North Marksheffel Road; the record does not yet quantify traffic impacts.
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Attendance was up 22% through May, but the museum’s latest Form 990 reported a $2.6 million deficit, underscoring its reliance on donors as it develops a sustainable business model.
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City Auditor Natalie Lovell said the proposed 2027 plan would raise staffing to 17 FTE, budget about $2.1 million in core spending and reserve 1,500 hours for emerging audit work. Council discussed the proposal at a July 13 work session but did not vote.
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A City Council work-session packet shows the proposed district east of Powers Boulevard and Research Parkway would cover about 42 acres and could finance public improvements if approved.
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A July 14 council hearing approved rezoning a 7.93-acre Springcrest Road site for mixed-use multifamily housing after neighbors raised traffic and compatibility concerns.
