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P&Z Discusses Proposed Regulations for Home Businesses

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The city’s Planning & Zoning commission continued to discuss new regulations for home businesses at its April 18 meeting. Two residents spoke at the beginning of the meeting and objected to certain provisions in the draft, such as city inspections of home businesses without any mention of reasonable notice.  Commissioners responded…
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Shenandoah City Employee Salaries: A Comparison

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In a recent report (2021), city employees’ salaries were listed as 10 to 22 percent higher than the national average and median respectively. During the same time period, The Woodlands Township average salary was 25 percent lower than the USA average and median salary was 69 percent lower than the…
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Modern Day Treasure Hunt in Shenandoah

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by Elliott Shirk If you and your friends and family are in search of something fun and adventurous to do in your spare time, geocaching might be what you’re looking for. Geocaching is like a scavenger hunt, but instead there is only one item that you need to find, a…
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City Considers Changing Regulations for Home Businesses

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At the March 21 Planning & Zoning meeting, the commission began preliminary discussions to update Section 4.2.9 of the city’s Integrated Development Code (IDC) as it pertains to home businesses and airbnb type rentals One of the issues is whether the city should get involved in permitting home businesses. Currently…
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Fentanyl in Shenandoah & Montgomery County

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Montgomery County Sheriff Rand Henderson recently spoke to a group of area residents about fentanyl poisoning, which was the leading cause of death nationwide in adults aged 18 to 45 in 2020 and 2021. Similar to morphine but more potent, prescription fentanyl is sold as Actiq, Duragesic, Onsolis, Instanyl, Fentora…
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Tamina Residents Oppose Shenandoah Zoning Proposal

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Several Tamina residents criticized the city’s plan to allow commercial development on three city-owned properties which are adjacent to Tamina residential areas. Speaking as an advocate for the community, at both the February 21 Planning and Zoning meeting and the February 22 City Council meeting, Minister Tyrone Price said zoning…
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