Councilors postpone decision on jail financing proposal.Byline: Jack Moran Moran equitable councillor to King Feredach. [Irish Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 728] See : Justice The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Another month will pass before the City Council decides whether to institute a controversial business-licensing program that would raise money for the operation of a municipal jail. The proposal to charge individual businesses in Springfield $100 to $250 a year was initially scheduled to be considered by councilors in mid-March. A few days before a decision was to be made, Mayor Sid Leiken - a supporter of the proposal - asked for a one-month postponement of the discussion. Leiken said the delay would give city officials an opportunity to work with the Springfield Chamber of Commerce to possibly find another way to raise the $250,000 per year that would be generated through a new licensing program. Chamber officials oppose the plan and say the jail-funding burden should be shared among residents and business owners alike. The cooperative effort hasn't yielded any clear answers, so the issue was back before the City Council on Monday night. After hearing testimony from three people who oppose the proposal, and another who spoke in support of it, councilors said they would wait until May 15 before voting on it. Councilor coun·cil·or also coun·cil·lor n. A member of a council, as one convened to advise a governor. See Usage Note at council. coun Anne Ballew, who cast the lone vote Monday against moving forward with a proposed ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been that still needs to be completed by city staff members, said she agreed with Springfield business owners who believe that the jail program unfairly targets them. Councilor Christine Lundberg expressed frustration that city officials have not been able to identify funding sources for the jail since Springfield voters approved construction of the facility in November 2004. In other business Monday, the City Council voted 5-1 to endorse To sign a paper or document, thereby making it possible for the rights represented therein to pass to another individual. Also spelled indorse. endorse (indorse) v. preferred designs for the EmX high-speed bus line planned to run along Pioneer Parkway, Gateway Street and Harlow Road. A majority of councilors agreed with a Lane Transit District A transit district or transit authority is a special-purpose district organized as either a corporation chartered by statute, or a government agency, created for the purpose of providing public transportation within a specific region. steering The process whereby builders, brokers, and rental property managers induce purchasers or lessees of real property to buy land or rent premises in neighborhoods composed of persons of the same race. committee's recommendation to move forward with a plan that would have the buses operate in separate lanes for much of the route but travel in traffic on Gateway and Harlow. The City Council's decision allows LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability to apply for federal funding in August and advance the plan to the next phase. Lundberg cast the lone dissenting dis·sent intr.v. dis·sent·ed, dis·sent·ing, dis·sents 1. To differ in opinion or feeling; disagree. 2. To withhold assent or approval. n. 1. vote, saying she felt it was premature to move forward with EmX plans in the Gateway/Harlow area. |
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