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Troy holds educational session on anticipated data center legislation
By Charles Bolinger Editor Ann Byrd, Troy’s building and development director, and Tom Cissel, the city’s engineer, tag-teamed over a presentation on data centers during a 20-minute planning commission workshop on Nov. 3, ahead of the regularly scheduled city council meeting. Byrd, Cissell and other staff members have been working behind the scenes for months…
Read MoreTroy acts pre-emptively, proactively on data center ordinance
By Charles Bolinger Editor It’s been a long time coming but Troy officials held a planning commission workshop on Nov. 3 to talk about the proper zoning for and preparing to attract at least one data center to town. An educational workshop 30 minutes before the regularly scheduled city council meeting was devoted to explaining…
Read MoreNew ordinance to regulate Glen Carbon special events
By Kathy Turner * The Glen Carbon Board approved an ordinance on July 22 that is designed to regulate special events in the village. It is particularly aimed at festivals planned by businesses in the community on or near their property. The ordinance will implement the requirement of a permit for these events in the…
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