The Bristol casino owners are asking the planning commission to combine multiple tax map parcels into one large parcel and establish additional rights of way to the city, needed for sidewalks and other improvements.
Bristol/Abingdon
News from Bristol and Abingdon.
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Agenda Bristol: City council to make CDBG funding decisions at Tuesday meeting
The city’s Community Development Block Grant funding totals $273,131 for the coming year.
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Agenda Bristol: More flexible zoning is being requested for 50 acres of land in Bristol
The rezoning will be considered Monday by the city’s planning commission.
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Agenda Bristol: City leaders to consider adopting pre-disaster hazard mitigation plan for natural disasters like flooding and snowstorms
The plan is required to meet federal law and to be eligible to apply for some assistance programs or to receive a declaration of a federal major disaster or emergency from FEMA.
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Agenda Washington County: Public hearing Monday to discuss proposed telecommunications tower in Abingdon
The Washington County Planning Commission will consider a special-exception permit needed for the project to move forward.
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Agenda Bristol: City to discuss hiring a firm to study connecting Mendota Trail to downtown
The connection to the recreation trail would be at the I-81 underpass at Island Road and would run for 2.7 miles.
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Agenda Bristol: City council holding called meeting Monday to consider $75,000 contribution to a fund set up to entice a new airline to Tri-Cities Airport
In December, a privately funded economic development organization announced it was talking to an unnamed airline about bringing passenger air service to two major markets to the airport this year.
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Agenda Bristol: Bristol Housing Authority could soon be renamed Beyond Housing
The City council will consider approving the name change during its Tuesday night meeting.
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Agenda Abingdon: Town council will discuss lowering the real property tax rate
The town’s property values increased by nearly 50%.
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Agenda Bristol: Skateboards, bikes and scooters could soon be banned from a number of sidewalks
The city council will consider an ordinance banning the devices during its Tuesday night meeting.