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View Comments Councilors concerned a sharper parks fee increase might raise home prices too high Instead of doubling deveopers' parks-related fees all at once Jan. 1, Forest Grove City Council members have decided to spread out the increase over three years. At its Aug. 14 meeting, councilors considered a proposal to double the city's System Development Charges (SDC), which developers pay when they apply for building permits. The idea is that this money helps pay to create certain services — in this case, parks — the eventual residents of these new homes will use. The current SDC for parks is $3,000 per unit. The new proposed rate is $6,010. These park charges will support the city's recently revised 10- year master plan for parks and recreation, which would enhance current parks as well as offer more recreational facilities. Forest Grove is expected to welcome hundreds of new houses and apartment units and thousands of new residents in the next 10 years. At the he...

Not so long ago Ibiza had a reputation solely as a party island, but these days it’s far more diverse than that. The understated vibe means the superyachting crowds and celebrities can mingle with clubbers and young families, while sophisticated beach clubs and classy harbourside restaurants and bars provide plenty of posing opportunities. And with four flights a week now running from London City Airport , the number of tourists passing through has increased by 14.6 per cent since last year, reaching a record 7.1m in 2016. Flying two hours from London to a holiday island then staying in a city apartment might seem an unusual choice, but Ibiza Town is where many second home owners want to be. It has history, a chic St Tropez -style marina, beautiful beaches and the nightlife isn’t bad either. It’s a good indicator of how the Balearic Island has extended its season to become a serious contender to its sister, Majorca. “There are flights...

The Northwest Georgia Housing Authority plans to submit another request for a Choice Neighborhood planning grant of up to $1.3 million dollars. If the planning grant is awarded, it would put the housing authority in line for a potential implementation grant of upwards of $30 million. The authority submitted an application in 2016 but there was a problem with the application and Camiros, the Chicago- based consulting firm that wrote last year’s grant, is rewriting the 2017 application at no additional cost to the authority. Camiros was paid $8,000 for the 2016 application. NWGHA Executive Director Sandra Hudson said the agency is seeking to redevelop the Maple Street- East 12th Street community in East Rome with the funds. As part of the planning grant , the authority had to choose a small project to undertake as an example of the type of work that could be accomplished to completely turn around a community, and has chosen to do a streetscape project along East 12th. Last year,...

Editor's Note — For complete coverage of the Eclipse of the Century go to cnn.com/eclipse. Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — Three minutes before darkness fell in the middle of a hot South Carolina afternoon , Angela Picot and her sisters noticed that the crickets had started chirping. At 2:40 p.m. ET, one minute before the sun was completely blocked by the moon, the streetlights at the South Carolina State Capitol complex turned on. Those gathered started cheering as the city of Columbia plunged into complete darkness and the sun's corona became visible to the naked eye. "That was worth the entire trip," Picot said. "It was totally worth it." When Picot saw the path of the 2017 solar eclipse on NASA's website last October, she knew she was heading to South Carolina . A high school engineering teacher in Smithfield, Virginia, Picot drove six hours on Friday, August 18, to her sister's place in Columbia, bringing her 14-year-old daughter Kylie Saw...

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LOCATION !.. Just 3-4 minutes from I-83 & I-81, your new home is literally steps away from the actual Hidden Lake - picturesque wooded landscape surrounding lake , complete w/ benches & walking trail that winds around to your 'residents only' pool and jacuzzi, freshly resurfaced tennis court & clubhouse / workout room! 2nd story, 2 BR 2 FULL BA : FEATURES / SERVICES (INCLUDED! WITH MONTHLY RENT PAYMENT *): + Great neighborhood located in beautiful setting! + Central (forced air) heating (natural gas) & cooling!.. efficient and comfortable! + Separate laundry room with WASHER & DRYER INCLUDED Beautifully designed floor plan- warm, light and inviting home space + Large LR/FR- vaulted ceiling w/ fan + Dining area or simply extra living room ! + Private, covered, walkout BALCONY + Full size, eat-in kitchen upgraded w/ new faucet plentiful cabinet space, dishwasher, garbage disposal, range/oven, fridge + 2 full and very spacious bathrooms: + 2nd bath has full ...

Developer National Resources has for several years been studying different office, retail and residential schemes for an underused corporate campus designed in the 1960s for International Business Machines Corp. in East Fishkill, N.Y. But now, as National Resources moves to close on a deal to buy a 300-acre site, the Greenwich, Conn.- based developer is recognizing that housing has got to be a central component of the plan. Firm principals Lynne Ward and Joseph Cotter recognize low rents are the best way to lure millennials and others away from New York City, about a 90-minute drive away. National Resources is paying an undisclosed price for the land from California- based semiconductor company Globalfoundries , which purchased IBM’s semiconductor business in 2015 and still runs a slimmed down operation at the East Fishkill site that employs around 1,700 workers. Related Articles Over the next five years National Resources plans to introduce efficiently sized apartments cu...