Common Council. The Common Council is the legislative branch of City government. It is comprised of a President, elected by the general city, and seven councilors, each elected by a specific ward of the City. Council meetings are open to the public and occur on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm.
Ideally, hedges should be pruned in late winter, when plants are dormant and haven't produced budsâparticularly if you're cutting back drastically. You don't want them to break bud before you prune because you want the plant's energy to go toward producing new growth where you want it, says Roger.
Spring cleaning for the yard and garden. Make your hard work count this spring. Spring is here and with it comes the opportunity to get outdoors and tackle those chores that have been waiting for you all winter. If youÂ´ve lost plants or shrubs during the winter, now is the time to add new plantings. If you want to redesign plantings, the spring is the best time to put your new garden plans into action. The following spring checklist should help. Mid- to late March is the time to scalp or dethatch warm season lawns. This practice should be done only if there is a thatch problem. Yearly practice of these methods without reason can cause potential stress to a lawn. Otherwise mow at 1.5 inches for zoysia or 0.75 inches for hybrid Bermuda through May.