What happened on Sunday, 05 October 2025
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
A proposed three‑lot subdivision in Rhinebeck prompted the ZBA Sept. 17 to review and consider variances to legalize multiple existing accessory structures on the parent parcel; neighbors spoke in support of a common driveway.
Berkeley County, West Virginia
A brief exchange in the transcript advised people not to go back inside to retrieve items during a fire and emphasized that smoke, not just flames, poses an immediate breathing hazard.
Aurora City, Douglas County, Colorado
Aurora judges, prosecutors, police and councilmembers differed over whether budgeted HEART court staff and operating funds should remain in departmental budgets or be moved into non‑departmental pending evidence of caseload growth.
Eastpointe City, Macomb County, Michigan
Eastpointe City Council held special interviews Saturday for four finalists to be the next city manager. Council interviewed candidates in 45–50 minute slots, will consider selections at its regular meeting Tuesday; two formal motions (closed session and adjournment) were recorded.
Aurora City, Douglas County, Colorado
City Attorney Christopher Schulte told council members his office plans to bring more litigation work in-house and expects a reduction in municipal domestic-violence work after July 1, but officials said any staffing cuts will await case-by-case data and up to a year of processing time.
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
A proposal to install a ground‑mounted solar array at a historic property (applicant representative Chris Reitman, Ensemble and Battery Solutions) requested an 80‑foot setback rather than the 100 feet required by the town. The board opened the public hearing, discussed visibility and historic constraints, and continued the matter to Oct. 15 with a
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
The ZBA continued the public hearing for a renovation and additions at 34 Mill Road after the Planning Board asked for additional historic review. The applicant discussed dormer, carport and driveway changes; the board asked for stakes/marking for an Oct. 11 site visit and continued the item to Oct. 15.
Aurora City, Douglas County, Colorado
During the budget workshop the council recorded several procedural votes, placed a pending HEART funding change on the board, and approved a set of department budgets. Council also approved a series of small one‑time cuts to community subscription/membership items and set aside funding for a siren modernization effort.
Aurora City, Douglas County, Colorado
Council members debated whether to resume in‑person meetings after repeated public‑comment disruptions; a motion by Council member Jurinski to keep meetings virtual failed on a roll-call vote, and the council did not immediately change its meeting format.
Misc. Metro Meetings and Events, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
At the 21st Meet Us at the Bridge ceremony on the John Seigenthaler Bridge, organizers and family members read the names of 12 people killed in domestic-violence-related incidents over the past year and offered tributes. The event included a remembrance ceremony led by Captain Blake Giles and messages of continued investment in victim services.
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
At the Sept. 17 ZBA meeting, board members and the applicant debated screening options for a ground‑mounted solar array (case 1078). The Planning Board issued a negative declaration; the ZBA closed the public hearing and said it will draft a resolution for Oct. 15 after a site visit Oct. 11.
Aurora City, Douglas County, Colorado
Aurora city staff said a denied FEMA SAFER grant will delay one planned fire station to 2027 while another station will still open in 2026; the city will adjust equipment purchases and staffing timing accordingly.
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
A property owner at Wincliff Court requested variances to build a carport with a second‑floor deck on an undersized, nonconforming lot in a historic‑preservation district. The applicant said the building is not historic; the Planning Board had no objection and the ZBA closed the public hearing and will draft a resolution for Oct. 15.
Misc. Metro Meetings and Events, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
The Davidson County District Attorney's Office and the YWCA of Middle Tennessee on Saturday described Survivors First, a diversion program that pauses certain misdemeanor cases against victims of intimate-partner violence and connects them to services instead of prosecution.
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
At its Sept. 17 meeting the Town of Rhinebeck Zoning Board of Appeals approved multiple area-variance resolutions (including sign variances and a shed), closed and continued several public hearings and scheduled site visits; several items will return Oct. 15 after planning-board review.