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Provo City issues - newspaper articles
The following is a partial list of newspaper articles and letters that are related to the issues.
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Provo Zoning (3 to 2 law, owner occupancy,
rezoning, etc, etc.)
• Provo
zoning laws target of ballot initiative! - Jun 29th, 2007
• Provo throwing the book
at zoning violators? -
Jun 29th, 2007
• Lawmaker-developer
takes on local zoning 30 Oct. 2005
• Zoning
fight may pit Utah, cities 22 Oct. 2005
• BYU housing boundaries
to change dramatically 08 Dec. 2003
• Death
by zoning? 28 Sep. 2003
• City Council votes to further limit singles in neighborhoods!
20 Aug. 2003
• City
Council reaches compromise on singles ordinance? 18 Jun. 2003
• Neighborhoods
benefit from opt-in proposal 16 Jun. 2003
• Provo
residents find middle ground 11 Jun. 2003
• Billings
vetoes singles ordinance again! 29 May 2003
• Council
OKs housing ordinance for 11 neighborhoods in Provo 07 May 2003
• City
Council restricts unrelated renters 07 May 2003
• Singles
renter ordinance vetoed 28 Mar. 2003
• Provo
housing controversy not over yet 06 Mar. 2003
• Zoning
discriminates 06 Feb. 2003
• Provo
zoning tiff targets Y. students 27 Jan. 2003
• In
elections, every voice represented is important 13 Jan. 2003
• Zoning issue given
to Provo City Council 09 Jan. 2003
• Councilman proposes
more limits on single housing 07 Jan. 2003
• Provo
Tree Streets are a battle zone 07 Jan. 2003
• Wasatch
residents seek to join suit 05 Jan. 2003
• Parking
battles brewing near UVSC 05 Jan. 2003
• Chocolate-covered
loafers for Councilman David Knecht ;-) 29 Dec. 2002
• Renters
harm neighborhoods 25 Nov. 2002
• Owners
have rights 22 Nov. 2002
• Rent
plan angers residents 19 Nov. 2002
• Renting
helps students 17 Nov. 2002 (note the bogus voting mechanism)
• Property
rights key in neighborhoods 14 Nov. 2002
• Is
a renter limit the best solution? 08 Nov. 2002
• Three's
a crowd in Provo proposal 03 Nov. 2002
Apartment Licensing by Provo
• Unlicensed
Provo apartments may put the tenants' safety in jeopardy 28 Oct.
2005
House Sizes in Provo
• Council proposal could affect future Habitat for Humanity 29 Jun. 2003
• Humanity's habitat 25 Jun. 2003
Provo City $40 million Internet bond
(iProvo)
• Sales
climbing for year-old iProvo 29 Oct. 2005
• Revenues
for iProvo lag 23 Sep. 2005
• Utah
Senate Bill 66 passed 20-9.20 Feb. 2004
• Provo
mayor: 'You can't stop iProvo' 18 Feb. 2004
• Leave
fiber-optic networks to private sector 16 Jan. 2004
• IProvo
has potential benefits for residents, businesses 16 Jan. 2004
• Group
seeks to place iProvo bond on ballot 15 Jan. 2004
•
Provo fiber-optic plan finds opposition 11 Jan. 2004
• Provo
eyeing $39.5M bond for project 03 Dec. 2003
• Provo
Council to consider bonding for fiber-optic network 02 Dec. 2003
• Fiber-optic
network too risky 01 Dec. 2003
• In
Our View: Use care around the cutting edge 29 Nov. 2003
• Provo's
telecom project moves step closer to reality 19 Nov. 2003
• Replys
to the NY Times article below 17 Nov. 2003
• Utah
Cities to Provide High-Speed Net Access 17 Nov. 2003
• Provo
network plan praised 03 Jul. 2003
Provo Recycling
• Recycling
comes to Provo 30 May 2003
• Bring
Back Recyling
• Provo
City shuts down Recycling For Scholarships non-profit! 16 May 2003
Provo City Elections
• Mayor
Scare - 10 Nov. 2005
• 2005 Election - Final Results
15 Nov. 2005
• 'D-word' was kiss of
death for Provo challenger 10 Nov. 2005
• Billings returns
for third term as mayor - 10 Nov. 2005
• Provo
regains old guard 10 Nov. 2005
• Road
Bond passes - Nov. 9th
• Races Heat Up
for Election Day Tuesday 07 Nov. 2005
• Council hopefuls
debate 07 Nov. 2005
• When it's local,
it's personal 07 Nov. 2005
• BYU Investigates
Leak of Mayor's Grades 07 Nov. 2005
• In
Our View: Low road for Billings, Bailey 05 Nov. 2005
• [Current] Regulations
no threat to property rights? 05 Nov. 2005
• Controversial
mailers traced to newly registered PAC 05 Nov. 2005
• Provo
residents turn out early to vote 04 Nov. 2005
• Confused
by mayoral race mailbox stuffers? 04 Nov. 2005
• Prop.
1 to add funds for Provo road work 04 Nov. 2005
• Provo Challenger:
He says it's time for a change, and ... 04 Nov. 2005
• Provo Incumbent:
He says he deserves more time to complete key ... 04 Nov. 2005
• Provo
race a costly one 03 Nov. 2005
• Provo
candidates burning up cash 03 Nov. 2005
• Election
Tab lede in 03 Nov. 2005
• Billings' campaign
chest filling faster than foe's 02 Nov. 2005
• Local
elections vitally important, Herbert says 02 Nov. 2005
• Fire
chiefs back "desperate" Billings 01 Nov. 2005
• Candidates address
issues 01 Nov. 2005
• Provisional
ballots don't alter races 31 Oct. 2005
• Provo voters
to pick three members of City Council 30 Oct. 2005
• Billings,
Bailey embrace commercial airport, technology 28 Oct. 2005
• Billings,
Bailey swap barbs 26 Oct. 2005
• Provo
road debate lingers 15 Oct. 2005
• A
launch for governor race 6 Feb. 2004
• Views
of governor hopefuls similar 03 Feb. 2004
• Two incumbents voted
out in Provo 06 Nov. 2003
• 'Nobody'
looking like somebody in Provo 05 Nov. 2003
• Provo
citywide race offers choice between traditional and fresh 02 Nov.
2003
• District
1 candidates seek balance 02 Nov. 2003
• Experience
not lacking in District 4 02 Nov. 2003
• 'Mr.
Nobody' appeals for a change in Provo 01 Nov. 2003
• District
3 hopefuls stress experience 28 Oct. 2003
• No
delay for Provo vote 25 Oct. 2003
• Fur's
flying in Provo council races 22 Oct. 2003
• Drowned in a sea
of voter apathy? 30 Sep. 2003
• Provo
faces new surprises as filing deadline passes 16 Aug. 2003
If you know of others, please let us know.