Tight Providence Council race among newcomers hinges on mail ballots
Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Tight Providence Council race among newcomers hinges on mail ballotsBy Amanda Wray PROVIDENCE — A tight race among the six Providence City Council candidates meant no winners were announced after the Nov. 3 election, and that the final results could change as mail-in ballots were included in the final count. ...
Providence Elections: Meet the six City Council candidates
Monday, November 2nd, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Providence Elections: Meet the six City Council candidatesBy Amanda Wray PROVIDENCE – Six candidates are vying for three City Council seats in Providence. Ballots for Tuesday’s vote-by-mail elections were mailed out Oct. 6 and must be postmarked by today. KIRK ALLEN Kirk Allen, 73, believes the future of Providence will ...
Zoning lawsuit is ‘elephant in the room’ at Providence candidates forum
Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »Story & Photos by Amanda Wray PROVIDENCE – The city’s “Meet the Candidates” night took a detour from campaign talk Tuesday when a City Council candidate who has sued Providence over a long-running zoning dispute was asked whether she would support ...
Providence names Bankhead its new nuisance officer
Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Providence names Bankhead its new nuisance officerBy Michael Royer PROVIDENCE — She started working for Providence as the city recorder in 1995. She became city administrator in 2005. And now Skarlet Bankhead has a another new job: The City Council appointed her Tuesday to be the city's nuisance officer. Steve ...
Providence homeowners say they’ll fight against road encroachment
Thursday, September 25th, 2014 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Providence homeowners say they’ll fight against road encroachmentStory and graphic by Jared Dangerfield PROVIDENCE — Homeowners on 2100 South face the possibility of losing 24 to 30 feet of their property when that road is widened, as a result of recent development of Sunrise Acres at approximately 330 ...
Providence amends sidewalk rules for new subdivisions
Monday, October 14th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Providence amends sidewalk rules for new subdivisionsBy Manda Perkins PROVIDENCE − The long-deliberated issue of sidewalks was finally put to a vote by the City Council, which decided 3-1 to allow exceptions to the city's requirement that sidewalks be built in all new subdivisions. The change has ...
Providence signs on to support awareness of child abuse
Friday, March 29th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Providence signs on to support awareness of child abuseBy Paul Christiansen PROVIDENCE – Diane Behl appeared before the City Council Tuesday night to ask Providence to recognize the importance of National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. Councilman Don Calderwood, acting mayor while Ron Liechty is away on business, ...