Smithfield adopts 6-member council form of government
Thursday, April 15th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Smithfield adopts 6-member council form of governmentBy Safiyyah Ballard SMITHFIELD--The City Council voted unanimously to adopt a six-member council form of government. Mayor Darrell Simmons said that after a lot of discussion and review, no significant changes were made to the ordinance after the public hearing March 9. ...
Should Smithfield’s city manager have so much power? Residents have their say
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Should Smithfield’s city manager have so much power? Residents have their sayBy Safiyyah Ballard SMITHFIELD--There was no change made to Smithfield's form of municipal government after a public hearing last night at the Senior Citizen Center. “Obviously, we won’t vote on this tonight," said Mayor Darrell Simmons. "We, the council, are ...