Demolition work is underway at the Riverfront One building on South Main Street as the city moves forward with potential redevelopment plans for the downtown property.
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Apollo instructors emphasized that local government is often the least discussed level of governance, even though it's the most relevant to students' daily lives. They hope that by bringing city officials directly to the school, students will begin to understand the importance of local civic engagement.
The students, participating in a unique economics class project now in its seventh year, were challenged to evaluate available spaces in downtown properties and pitch innovative redevelopment ideas. Modeled after the approach taken by business owners and municipalities, the students develop detailed proposals and presentations to showcase their visions.
It consists of a chief executive or their appointed representative, chief fiscal officer, chief legal officer, and a community representative appointed by the chief executive. The City of Lima's records commission meets twice a year to handle any requests for the disposal of department records and to provide the rules for both the retention and disposal of records.
Mayor Smith announced Shane Coleman as her chief of staff. Coleman comes from the Lima Allen County Regional Planning Commission where he was the executive director. He also was the safety service director for the City of Delphos. The mayor says she is confident in her choice of Coleman and he says he is looking forward to the challenges the position will hold.
A change in leadership at the Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission as the long time director has announced his retirement. Thom Mazur serving nearly 30 years at the Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission fostering cooperation and collaboration among Allen County political subdivisions and securing millions of dollars in federal and state funding resources will be handing over the reins to Shane Coleman in mid-May.