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Providence Needs An Effective 'Land Bank' Policy, Chester Smolski Nov 1980

Providence Needs An Effective 'Land Bank' Policy, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"Recent disclosures on the purchase of vacant lots in Providence by certain city officals have raised two serious questions, only one of which has been addressed."


Guarantees Mentally Handicapped Voting Rights, Unless Adjudicated Incompetent To Vote, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.) Oct 1980

Guarantees Mentally Handicapped Voting Rights, Unless Adjudicated Incompetent To Vote, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

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Providence Home Rule, Chester Smolski Oct 1980

Providence Home Rule, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"The opposition bumper stickers have already appeared. In bright fluorescent colors to catch the unsuspecting eye, the message is loud and clear--'Reject Home Rule Charter.' Why should there be this opposition, and who are the people against this progressive move toward better local government?"


Energy Conservation For Cities And States, Chester Smolski Feb 1980

Energy Conservation For Cities And States, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"During this winter season the 68 percent increase in the price of fuel oil has made us painfully aware of our dependance on foreign oil."


Park Forest South: History And Development, An Annotated Bibliography, Larry A. Mcclellan Feb 1980

Park Forest South: History And Development, An Annotated Bibliography, Larry A. Mcclellan

Park Forest South

Park Forest South: History and Development, by Larry A. McClellan, Governors State University, Park Forest South, Illinois. A comprehensive annotated bibliography of print materials on the emergence and growth of the village as a federal "Title VII New Community" and as a racially integrated suburb. This includes citations from 1962 through mid-1979 and a narrative introduction for each section: Introduction; Newspapers and Newsletters--Local, Metropolitan and National; The Planning Process; The History and Development of Park Forest South--Pre-New Town (prior to 1970), New Town Development (1970-74), Restructuring (1975-mid-78), Renewed Development (mid-1978 -present); and Integration Policies and Issues in Park Forest South.