A former Minister of State, Mr. Charles Adu Boahen, has unveiled a roadmap for propelling intra-African integration through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This is to draw parallels to the transformative impact of NAFTA in North America. As 55 African nations rally behind this initiative, aiming to dismantle trade barriers and create the […]
Rev. Dr Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, Chairman of the National Peace Council Graphic.com.gh Mar – 04 – 2024 , 15:48 The National Peace Council says it will continue to remain neutral on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. In a television interview in reaction to the controversy surrounding the […]
Over the past six years, California’s state legislature has passed a series of laws that allow ADUs in all single-family residential neighborhoods. Cities and counties are required to permit ADUs through ministerial approval (i.e., without discretionary review processes) and place guardrails on dimensional requirements. Across the state, ADU production has ramped up as architects, contractors, […]
Some residents expressed concern about a negative impact on neighborhoods when the city of Champaign passed a June 2022 ordinance to build additional, detached housing on their properties. But over one year later, none of these accessory dwelling units (ADU) have been built and no permits have been filed, Eric VanBuskirk, the city’s associate planner, […]
On March 5, the Edmonds City Council will convene to address key city developments, including a significant shift in how meeting minutes are documented, alongside proposed amendments to the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) code. This session, pivotal for the city’s governance and housing policy, will see Council President Vivian Olson spearhead discussions on adopting ‘action […]
Manchester will hold a public hearing next week on proposed ordinance changes that city officials say would make construction of townhouse and multifamily housing easier — especially for small, neighborhood-scale buildings — and make the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) easier. “The goal with these amendments is to continue to address the city’s crisis […]
The Edmonds Planning Board meeting in the Brackett Room Feb. 28. The Edmonds Planning Board held a public hearing last week so that residents could voice their opinions and concerns regarding proposed amendments to Edmonds’ accessory dwelling unit (ADU) code. The amendments, which would allow for detached units known as DADUs, are designed to accommodate […]
Minnesota, like much of America, needs more places to live. And Minnesotans, like most Americans, tend to be all for building new houses and apartments, except near them. The most exciting thing happening in the Legislature this spring is a bill that bears right in on that tension — and comes down on the side […]