By Noelle Frampton, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Mar. 31--MILFORD -- As the tug of war between taxes and education costs continues, advocates for the schools and those for tighter spending are ramping up their respective campaigns as the culmination of the 2008-09 budget season looms.

By William C Bayne Horn Lake Mayor Nat Baker plan

By William C Bayne It's just a policy recommendation now, but Horn Lake Mayor Nat Baker said last week he might be persuaded to seek an ordinance requiring developers to log and chip tree waste and to ban open burning.

By William C Bayne It's not mandatory, but the Horn Lake Board of Aldermen approved a policy change Tuesday night recommending that developers either chip or log timber from lots rather than do open burning. The change will be reflected in the city's Comprehensive Plan.

By Meiling Arounnarath, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Jun. 14--CARRBORO -- The Board of Aldermen got rid of a requirement this week that even the chairman of the town Planning Board said was unreasonable.