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Tax issue at question in dispute between MTA, Village of Mineola

2013-11-14 12:26:00| Railroads - Topix.net

The question is the crux of a dispute between the Village of Mineola and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority over a former transit building at 250 Old Country Rd. At issue is $740,806.68 the MTA was asked to pay the village between 2007 and 2013 and in protest, deposited within the past year in escrow, according to Mineola Village Attorney, ... (more)

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Tribal dispute puts Alaska village in limbo

2013-11-12 05:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The flood-prone village of Newtok near Alaska's storm-battered coast is running out of time as coastal erosion creeps ever closer to the Yup'ik Eskimo community. As residents wait for a new village to be built on higher ground nine miles away, a dispute over who is in charge has led to a rare intervention by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which ruled that the sitting tribal council no longer represents the community of 350 as far as the agency is concerned. Council leaders are appealing the...

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Village of Fruitport removes sand of kayak launch built without DEQ permit

2013-11-08 23:24:43| Waste Management - Topix.net

After discussions with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the Village of Fruitport on Friday removed sand it earlier dumped to make a kayak launch on Spring Lake.

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Climate-change relocation of Alaska village at a standstill

2013-11-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Alaska Dispatch: An effort to move an eroding Southwest Alaska village that's a poster child for the negative effects of climate change has lurched to a dramatic halt. A state audit has uncovered potential wrongdoing and said the tribe running the multi-million dollar project should repay some $300,000 in state funds. Now, with loads of taxpayer dollars already spent and costly materials sitting unused on the tundra, the 375 people in the village of Newtok are embroiled in a vicious dispute over tribal leadership...

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