Category: Government
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Riverside Heights Residents Press Council for Their Own Transit Study
Council Member Aisha Muhammad is pushing the city to fund a Riverside Heights transit feasibility study, arguing the district was promised consideration when the council approved its bus rapid transit corridor and has waited long enough.
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Council Orders Review of District Lines Ahead of Next Census Cycle
The city council voted 6-1 to commission an independent review of its seven council district boundaries, after population estimates showed Foundry Row’s biotech-driven growth and Lowertown’s decline have left districts increasingly unequal.
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Council Approves $412 Million City Budget After Late Amendments
The city council voted 6-1 to approve a $412 million budget that funds a scaled-back police increase, a new mental-health co-response pilot and, after a last-minute amendment, new money for Lowertown reinvestment.