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Life in the city has its ups and downs, its quirks and characters. Get a behind the scenes look as members of the York Daily Record/Sunday News staff share their experiences in York County's urban center.
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Category Archives: Budget
York’s very awesome gender-bending, feral cat-comparing, Soft Kitty-prioritizing council meeting
With only six items on the agenda last night, York City Council’s meeting was far from the newsiest I’ve ever attended, but as anyone who was watching from home can attest to, the meeting was awesome. To be fair, council … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, City Council, city schools, Education, Emily Opilo
Tagged big bang theory, blanda nace, electricity, feral cats, hannah penn
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Start your Friday with a recap of York’s State of the City
Good morning, Yorkers. It’s Friday and you know what that means. That’s right, your friendly city beat reporter will be spending the evening babysitting the newsroom police scanner while the rest of you hit the bars. Yes, I’m on the … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, business, city hall, city schools, Crime, Emily Opilo, Erin McCracken, Mayor Kim Bracey, parking, Uncategorized
Tagged central market, speech, State of the city
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From the Franklin Files… He’s back!
The once frequent city council commenter Franklin Williams came out of hiding last night to make an appearance at the board’s special session held to discuss an upcoming multimillion dollar bond issue. And, as usual, he didn’t disappoint. Williams began … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, City Council, city hall, Emily Opilo, Franklin Files, Mayor Kim Bracey
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York City Council meetings on license plate scanners, bond issue to be held next week
York City Council has entered its end of the year crunch, and there are already several upcoming meetings slated for November. The following meetings will be held in city council chambers at One Marketway West: — Tuesday Nov. 1 at … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, business, City Council, Crime, Emily Opilo
Tagged bond issue, debt, license plate, loan, police, reader, scanner
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Budget hearings to begin next week in York
It’s that time of year again. No, not the holidays. It’s York’s budget season. City officials will discuss the proposed 2012 budget at length over the next three months, and you’re invited to join! Public hearings will be held from … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, City Council, Emily Opilo, Mayor Kim Bracey
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On the record with Genevieve Ray — 3.29.11
“My dad used to say, ‘If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had eggs.’” – York City Council President Genevieve Ray, in response to a proposal from city fire chief Steven Buffington … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, City Council, Emily Opilo, On the record, Safety
Tagged budget, buffington, close, eggs, fire, genevieve ray, on the record, quote, station
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From the Franklin Files…
As promised, frequent York City Council commenter Franklin Williams returned for last week’s meeting to offer up his solution to the city’s financial problems, albeit slightly belated. Luckily no one had beaten him to it, Williams joked. No one laughed. … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, City Council, Emily Opilo, Franklin Files, taxes
Tagged budget, economic development, finances, Franklin, franklin files, williams, York
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