By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune A closed session of the Westminster City Council on Wednesday at 4 p.m. could mean a major uproar or nothing much. There are two items on the […]
City mgr. Cordon ‘evaluated’?
E-billboard project passed
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune What began months ago with contentious and angry exchanges among members of the Westminster City Council – and between the council and the city manager – finished […]
Budgets, billboards on agenda
Billboards and budgets are the focus of next Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. Consideration of electronic billboards on city-owned property as a means of raising new revenue for the municipal […]
Half-cent tax hike has support
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The last time the Westminster City Council came to grips with a looming catastrophic financial picture, the majority waited until the last possible moment to put a […]
Sales tax hike recommended
Should Westminster raise its sales tax by another half-cent? At Wednesday’s meeting of the city council, one agenda item calls for consideration of placing a measure on the ballot asking voters to […]
It’s an e-sign of the times
Did you ever work real hard, or spend a lot of money on, a gift for someone, to have them turn up their noses and say, “Take it back”? The rough equivalent […]
E-billboards pushed to July
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Electronic billboards on city property along freeways that would show advertisements to motorists and put – potentially – millions of dollars into the city treasury. Not so […]
E-billboards may bring millions
A proposal to build and operate electronic billboards on city-owned property that could bring in $121,763,330 in revenue over 30 years goes before the Westminster City Council when it meets […]
New flag policy is rejected
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune A proposal to widen the number of commemorative flags flown on city property was rejected by the Westminster City Council on Wednesday night. The council voted three […]
Full agenda for city council
A full agenda of items – some of them potentially controversial – will greet the Westminster City Council when it meets on Wednesday. The council will consider: an agreement for the establishment […]
