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Local Government Reporter
Lena Okafor covers city councils, zoning boards, and public comment periods. She has attended 1,140 meetings and has seen 11 of them end.
Ed Pasko has attended 211 consecutive village budget hearings to oppose ’every wasted dollar,’ and said the estimated $3.4 million cost of a single presidential weekend in Florida ‘pays for itself in morale.’
By Lena Okafor ·
East Varnum Borough Council voted 4-3 to table the question until it can determine whether the council itself is seated on chairs.
By Lena Okafor ·
What began as a 19-minute household vote ended at 2:09 a.m. with a new constitution, a six-hour filibuster, and the master bedroom seeking independence.
By Lena Okafor ·
Gene Halloway, 63, has folded 11 iPhones in half since 2014, the council found, all of them years before Apple unveiled its own foldable on Wednesday and all of them still, he says, working.
By Lena Okafor ·
The Hollis Bend Village Board voted 4-1 to remove the traffic circle at County Road J and Main Street and adopt Ordinance 26-114, under which right-of-way is awarded to whichever driver makes the most persuasive case.
By Lena Okafor ·
Resolution 2026-14 requires all clouds, breezes, and sunsets over the Prairie Vista Estates subdivision to be submitted to the Architectural Review Committee 30 days in advance, in an approved color.
By Lena Okafor ·
Under Resolution 26-41, Lake Ternby’s council will meet in two 45-minute halves through July 19, with video review in the coat closet and a $48,000 culvert contract decided on penalty kicks, after which the culvert was named player of the match.
By Lena Okafor ·
A sign variance hearing in East Varnum ran 3 hours and 12 minutes after the owner of a hardware store submitted a 64-page manual governing the correct use of himself.
By Lena Okafor ·