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  City of Dana Point - City Council
City Council is responsible for enacting ordinances, resolutions and orders necessary for governing the affairs of the City; approving or amending the annual budget; authorizing contracts on behalf of the City; acting as the final appeal body on rulings of commissions; and appointing the
The Mayor serves as the official representative of the City for all legislative and ceremonial purposes.
City Council meetings are held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629, at 6:00 p.m., on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month.
www.danapoint.org /citycouncil/citycouncil.htm   (1104 words)

  
 84.06.07: An Introduction to the Marine Environment and Geology of City Point: A Model for Experiential Teaching
As early as the beginning of the 18th century the area of City Point was occupied by the shacks of commercial oystermen, which gave rise to the name Oyster Point by which it was known since mid 1870’s and until the decline of the Connecticut oyster industry in the first quarter of the century.
It is bounded on the North by interstate 95, on the East by the City Point development, on the West by the Kimberly Avenue Bridge and embankment; and on the South by the harbor channel leading in to the mouth of the West River.
City Point can be an avenue for the study of estuaries and waterways; or this unit can also exist in harmony with a more in-depth study of geological changes in the land formation of Connecticut.
www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1984/6/84.06.07.x.html   (3974 words)

  
 City Point
City Point grew into an extremely efficient and diverse supply depot of over 280 buildings capable of providing all the support services necessary to keep a world-class army combat-effective.
City Point was a credit to all who built it and made it run so effectively.
City Point maintained two weeks rations or 2,500 head of cattle within its compound and another herd about the same size across the James River.
www.qmfound.com /citypt.htm   (3648 words)

  
 Jackson-George Regional Library System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Her efforts also won the support of the city’s board of aldermen and, with the cooperation of Mayor George Wood, the city appropriated $25 per month to maintain the library.
City support grew to $50 per month and the city’s first library board was appointed.
The Moss Point City Library took extensive damage to its meeting rooms and the STAR collection of space-related materials was destroyed by water damage.
jgrl.lib.ms.us /branches/mosspoint.html   (3743 words)

  
 City Point National Cemetery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
City Point National Cemetery is located in Prince George County, Va., on the south bank of the Appomattox River.
At the confluence of the James and Appomattox rivers, City Point was a vital transportation center for railroads such as the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, and was a well-established inland port on the James River and Kanawha Canal at the onset of the Civil War.
City Point's transportation advantages and proximity to Richmond, the longest-enduring capital of the Confederacy, led Union General Ulysses S. Grant to establish a supply depot for his army here.
www.cem.va.gov /nchp/citypoint.htm   (852 words)

  
 The Progress-Index - News - 09/10/2003 - A digging battle over City Point
HOPEWELL - The City Council is battling the efforts of a local group that wants to scour the bottom of the James River near Hopewell for artifacts left from the Civil War.
City Pointe Recovery has filed a request with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission for a permit to recover as many artifacts as it can from the James River, City Council member Steven R. Taylor told Council.
Taylor also asked the rest of City Council to go on record asking the VMRC to extend the current "exclusionary zone," a no-diving-for-artifacts zone that currently extends for a half-mile around the NPS holdings at City Point, to cover virtually the entire James and Appomattox River where it borders Hopewell.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10142034&BRD=2271&PAG=461&dept_id=462946&rfi=8   (994 words)

  
 Welcome to the City of West Point :: Located in the Center of the Southeast ::: cityofwestpointga.com :::
West Point is a city that preserves the past while preparing for the future and offers quality Southern Living on the banks of the Chattahoochee River.
The City is located on the Chattahoochee River just downstream of the 25,900 acre West Point Lake which provides flood contr ol, electric power and numerous recreational opportunities.
West Point with it's geographic location, full service capabilities, ample labor supply, and progressive pro business attitude is able to meet the needs of many companies locating in the southeast.
www.cityofwestpointga.com   (650 words)

  
 Next New York city: Rouses Point?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
As a chartered city, the community wouldn’t be part of the town any longer, which would mean no more town tax.
The City of Rye, about 30 miles northeast of New York City, was chartered in 1942.
Cities, said Larson, are entitled to more state-aid benefits than other forms of local government.
www.pressrepublican.com /Archive/1999/04_1999/041119992.htm   (742 words)

  
 Check Point Software: Montreal Elects Check Point VPN for Secure Voter Registration
On January 1, 2002, the City of Montreal grew larger, when the surrounding 28 suburbs on the island of Montreal merged with the City and became boroughs, on the order of the provincial government.
While designed to reduce city deficits, balance budgets, and provide more equity in the delivery of services, this and other forced municipal mergers throughout the province were so unpopular that Quebec voters elected the opposition party to power the following year, largely on its promise to allow referendums on reversing the mergers.
The City is also testing two other innovative Check Point security gateways: The InterSpect internal security gateway to stop the spread of worms and attacks inside the network and the Connectra Web security gateway, which combines SSL VPN access, endpoint security, and application security in a single, unified solution.
www.checkpoint.com /corporate/success/stories/0405montreal.html   (964 words)

  
 City Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The City Point database is a collection of waypoints corresponding to the location of cities and towns throughout the world.
The City Point Database is available in six versions, each providing a high level worldwide map, and more detailed coverage for a specific geographic region.
The city points are also accurate to city limit boundaries and not exact city centers.
gpsinformation.net /main/city-db.htm   (1142 words)

  
 Check Point Software: City&Hackney TPCT improves health services with Check Point security
City and Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust (TPCT) makes sure that the UK's National Health Service (NHS), one of the best in the world, works effectively for the people of Hackney.
City and Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust manages the first point of care for more than 260,000 citizens in the London boroughs of City and Hackney.
City and Hackney TPCT is committed to delivering broadband connections to the NHS network for all clinicians.
www.checkpoint.com /corporate/success/stories/1104cityhackney.html   (962 words)

  
 History: Grant's Headquarters
In fact, City Point became one of the busiest ports in the world for a brief, 10-month period during the war.
City Point served as the headquarters of the Union armies under the command of Lieutenant General Grant during a crucial time in the Civil War.
It was at City Point that President Lincoln, Grant, and key military leaders met to discuss how to reunify the country once the war was over.
www.cr.nps.gov /logcabin/html/cp.html   (458 words)

  
 Point Access Engrg Plan
The city has not released a cross section or other engineering view to the public in the past one and a quarter year although it has released such for most other sections of the eight-miles to be rebuilt.
This writer wishes to acknowledge the key role of University officers took in 2001 in bringing the city to the table and in brokering a compromise plan, one which did not fly but was as far as the city would go at that time.
Task Force plans include several points for both handicapped and standard access to the promenade level, and three locations for access to the water and a "submerged beach." Set on the north face of the Point, the submerged beach feature will allow disabled visitors to the Point to directly access the lake for recreation.
www.hydepark.org /parks/point/ptaccessengplan.htm   (4191 words)

  
 City of Dana Point - Official site
At the Dana Point City Council Meeting on October 26, 2005, Council Members approved a new policy for community-based, non-profit grant funding requests.
The new City Council policy requires community-based groups requesting assistance from the City of Dana Point to submit a detailed funding application to the Dana Point City Clerk’s office in order to be considered for community-based grant funds.
At a special City Council Meeting on Tuesday, September 6, 2005, Dana Point City Council Members voted in favor of donating funds to aide Hurricane Katrina victims.
www.danapoint.org   (470 words)

  
 City government website for Center Point, Alabama
The City of Center Point City Hall is located at 2209 Center Point Parkway, Center Point, Alabama.
The City of Center Point welcomes the cast and crew of the hit ABC television show Extreme Makeover.
City officials had the heads-up, and arrived with the film crew.
www.thecityofcenterpoint.org   (813 words)

  
 City Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
During the siege of Petersburg General Grant's headquarters was at City Point, Virginia, eight miles behind Union lines.
A small port town at the confluence of the James and Appomattox Rivers, City Point had been connected to Petersburg by railroad prior to the war.
Twenty-five locomotives and 275 railroad cars were then brought to City Point by barge from Washington, D.C. to provide rolling stock for the line.
www.nps.gov /pete/mahan/eduhistcp.html   (249 words)

  
 Point Pleasant, W. Va --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
city, seat (1804) of Mason county, western West Virginia, U.S., on the Ohio River at the mouth of the Kanawha River, about 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Huntington.
On October 10, 1774, the Battle of Point Pleasant was fought.
city, seat (1836) of Henry county, southeastern Iowa, U.S., near the Skunk River, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Burlington.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9333409   (812 words)

  
 Stevens Point Journal - City honors 2nd poet laureate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
And that's the main goal of honoring someone as the city's poet laureate: to promote creative writing efforts in Stevens Point, he said.
The Stevens Point Arts Council has supported performing and visual arts in the past, but the group came up with the idea for having a poet laureate three years ago because it thought it was neglecting creative writing, McKenna said.
Stevens Point's first and former poet laureate, Lynda Reichert, used her term to teach poetry classes at Lincoln Center.
www.wisinfo.com /journal/spjlocal/285223484368911.shtml   (472 words)

  
 Stevens Point Journal - City eyes Green Circle land   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Green Circle Committee requested $30,000 in city room tax funds to purchase the land, known as the Green Circle Westside loop, at the corner of Highway HH and West River Drive, according to a letter Green Circle Chairman John Jury wrote to Stevens Point officials.
Having the non-profit organization buy the land for the city "allows the Green Circle Committee to access greater grant dollars than if the city itself purchased the land," said Shannon Semmerling, executive director of the Community Foundation.
If the Stora Enso land near Highway HH isn't bought by the city, there's a chance someone else would buy it, develop it and possibly not want the trail on the property, said John Buzza, who is board president of the Community Foundation and a member of the Green Circle Committee.
www.wisinfo.com /journal/spjlocal/279057015857774.shtml   (320 words)

  
 Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com
The Crown Point coach was livid after watching his Bulldogs blow a 12-point halftime lead Friday night in a 55-51 loss.
Michigan City coach Bennie Edwards watched his team rally from a 14-2 first-quarter deficit and 30-18 halftime deficit to pull out the road win.
Senior center William Walker led Michigan City, scoring 14 of his game-high 18 points in the second half when the Wolves (3-4, 2-2) outscored the Bulldogs 37-21.
www.thetimesonline.com /articles/2004/12/18/sports/indiana_prep_sports/5d8441854c8f4e1e86256f6e00190e04.txt   (364 words)

  
 City of Orlando, Emergency Management   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
We work with over 100 different local, volunteer, state, and federal organizations on an ongoing basis and after a disaster to ensure that the City of Orlando Emergency Management Team is prepared to help the citizens of the City of Orlando survive any disaster.
The City of Orlando Office of Emergency Management is staffed with four employees.
The City's CODE RED system will call residents when an emergency impacts their neighborhood.
www.cityoforlando.net /fire/emergency_management   (244 words)

  
 Lighthouse Point - City Information
City Commission meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7:30 PM in the City Hall Complex/Fletcher Hall, located at 2200 N.E. 38th Street.
The southernmost end of Lighthouse Point from the northern side of 24th Street up to the southern side of Sample Road and only to the west side of the 36th Street bridge.
The Lighthouse Point Beautification Committee is pleased to announce that they have re-instituted the awarding of the “Business Beauty Spot.” The Committee felt that it was time to acknowledge those businesses that have gone out of their way to have an attractive and well maintained landscape plan.
www.lighthousepoint.com /citynews.cfm   (4304 words)

  
 Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Many pictures have been submitted with no reference to copyright and we request anyone having knowledge of such protection to notify us immediately.
Somers Point is a small town on the bay in southern New Jersey.
We, the children of the WW 2 war years, share our precious photographs and memories with all who care to visit.
somerspoint.org   (152 words)

  
 Clean and Beautiful City - Five Point Action Plan
The plan includes approximately 48 initiatives, 13 of which are new proposals, and highlights a number of programs which already contribute to the Beautiful City agenda.
The action plan represents an ongoing cycle of activities in which the City and its residents are engaged at any given moment.
For example, while great buildings and streetscapes need to be built, they must also be maintained, and trees must be planted to thrive, not just survive.
www.city.toronto.on.ca /cleanandbeautiful/plan.htm   (294 words)

  
 Battery Point (Crescent City) Lighthouse, California at Lighthousefriends.com
Three cannons were salvaged from the ship and mounted nearby on the point at the northern side of the harbor's entrance.
In May of 1855, Congress appropriated $15,000 for the construction of a lighthouse on the tiny islet, which is connected to Battery Point by an isthmus at low tide.
The modern beacon in the tower that replaced the Fresnel lens was switched off in 1965, and a flashing light at the end of the nearby breakwater served as the navigational aid.
www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=58   (825 words)

  
 Rogue Valley Sewer Services Talent Jacksonville Central Point Eagle Point White City
The City of Eagle Point was annexed effective September 8, 1998 with 85% voter approval.
The City of Central Point was annexed effective January 1, 2001 with 94% voter approval.
The City of Phoenix is being managed by contract which became effective July 1, 2004.
www.bcvsa.org   (288 words)

  
 City Point Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
All this had sprung out of the earth as if by magic, in less than a month." City Point itself soon became crowded with barricks, stables, repair shops, a hugh bakery, numerous sutler's stores, and even a prison for Union troops known as the Bull Pen.
This activity made City Point a tempting target.  A sortie by warships of the C.S. James River fleet was attempted on January 23, 1865, but the Rebel boats were unable to pass sunken obstructions and never made it within cannon shot of the place. 
The blast rained potentially lethal debris all across City Point, including U. Grants headquarters.  Grant was not injured, but one staff officer was struck and an orderly killed.
www.craterroad.com /citypoint.html   (178 words)

  
 Todt Hill, New York City's Highest Point
This morraine also forms the high points of Brooklyn and Queens and the morraine extends on into New Jersey.
The hill name was the original for a cemetery on its south slope -- now renamed the Morovian Cemetery and the resting place for Cornelius Vanderbilt (founder of the rail dynasty that built New York's Grand Central Station).
His grandson, William K. Vanderbilt was born on the hill and at one time owned Glen Oaks, the highest point in Queens.
americasroof.com /nyc-statenisland.shtml   (1220 words)

  
 Government gives city West Point Lighthouse
The city is now the proud owner of a lighthouse.
Last year, the City Council approved setting aside $600,000 in the Shoreline Park Improvement Fund for the lighthouse.
The $25 million fund was given to the city as mitigation by King County resulting from the expansion of the sewage treatment plant at West Point.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/195384_nwbriefs15.html   (210 words)

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