Sentences with phrase «county citizens group»

Pramilla Malick, leader of an Orange County citizens group that has fought the power plant, called the FERC official's decision «an unprecedented abuse of process and law,» and urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Basil Seggos, the state's environmental conservation commissioner, «to use the police powers of the state to protect our water and prevent any construction activity.»

Not exact matches

Consensus, a citizen group founded in 2014, has recommended the city of Syracuse government and Onondaga County government consolidate.

A report compiled by Consensus, a citizens group, estimated between $ 8.7 million and $ 22.9 million could be saved a year by consolidating Syracuse and Onondaga County governments into one legislative body.

Opponents formed a new group called Citizens for a Better Plan to push the county to slow down the process and hold more public hearings.

Mahoney and former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner frequently clashed over government consolidation, and Miner was a vocal critic of a citizen group's proposed merger of the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County governments.

As the Area Agency on Aging, the Erie County Department of Senior Services convenes a voluntary group of citizens who provide information, guidance, advice, and support to assist in developing, coordinating, and administering services to older persons.

A contentious recommendation by a citizens group, Consensus, to merge the legislatures of the city and Onondaga County has been debated for more than a year.

In Nicoletti's eyes, the citizen group Consensus and others are «missing the point» with their calls for a merger between the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County.

Dave Colone, Chairman of Suffolk County Planning Commissioner; Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment; Bob Delucca, President and CEO of the Group for the East End, County Executive Steve Bellone, Dick Amper, Executive Director of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society and Deputy Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory.

That's according to Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, who was among more than 65 environmental group representatives who pitched ideas to state Senator Ken LaValle earlier this month, during his annual environmental round table at Suffolk County Community College's culinary arts center in downtown Riverhead.

A group called «Concerned Citizens United» was one of the state's top spenders in the run - up to Election Day, putting more than $ 400,000 into an effort to oppose the convention and support Republican Nassau County executive candidate Jack Martins in the first three weeks of October.

The Legislature will also declare April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Cortland County and call upon all citizens, community agencies, faith groups, medical facilities, and businesses to increase their participation in our efforts to stop child abuse before it starts.

CARI consists of seven counties and five citizen groups that have joined together to oppose the 190 mile NYRI High Voltage DC Transmission Line.

The citizen group Consensus in February released a report last month detailing its final recommendations on merging the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County governments.

The Open Houses area a follow - up to a series of Scenario Planning Mapping Workshops held from November, 2013 through March, 2014 across Erie and Niagara counties where citizens worked together in groups to map a future vision for land use, development, housing and transportation in Buffalo Niagara.

«Billion - dollar personnel costs in both counties should not only push officials to make some tough decisions here, but get citizens to demand action and realize this problem is one of the big reasons Long Island is so unaffordable,» said Doug Kellogg, communications director for Reclaim New York, a Manhattan - based government watchdog group chaired by Rebekah Mercer, a prominent supporter of President Donald Trump.

The citizen group Consensus released a report earlier this year urging the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County to merge governments and other services like law enforcement agencies and courts.

To save the city and Onondaga County millions of dollars per year, citizen group Consensus recommended the city and county County millions of dollars per year, citizen group Consensus recommended the city and county county merge.

To promote access to these cultural organizations to all County citizens and visitors regardless of their physical ability, economic group, or geographic location.

The group was created by a «coalition of concerned citizens» and the page shows support for other political - themed groups on the social network such as Ruben Diaz Jr. for Mayor in 2013 and Albany County Young Democrats.

The citizen group Consensus on Thursday released a 112 - page report detailing its final recommendations, which identify areas of savings in 16 categories and push forward the idea of consolidating government between the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County.

The citizen group argues that reforming a cost - sharing model would be an opportunity to form a new partnership between the county and the state, allowing the state to shoulder more Medicaid cost burden in exchange of the county pursuing the group's recommendations.

The citizen group Consensus on Thursday released its final recommendations for combining the governments of the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County.

A citizen group called Consensus released recommendations on Thursday urging the city and county to consolidate their governments and government services for efficiency and savings.

During his presentation before a large group of concerned citizens at the Washington Avenue Branch of the Albany Public Library, Sheriff Apple noted that more than half of Albany County jail's inmates are there for drug and / or drug - associated crimes.

That initiative gave money to a citizen group recommending a Syracuse city - Onondaga County governments merger.

A number of legislators along with citizens» and environmental groups are questioning the need for a proposed water supply project in Rockland County.

Tara Bono, a spokeswoman for the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, told county lawmakers that while her group is in favor of the bill it would rather see «an all - out ban on both paper and plastic bags.»

These groups reflect sentiments expressed by the Florida Association of District School Superintendents, the Florida School Boards Association, the Florida PTA and the recent call to action made by Miami - Dade County Council PTA, Parents Across Florida, NAACP / Florida, Fund Education Now and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) / Florida

Wasatch County School District Superintendent Paul Sweat has an update on new school construction and Judd Werner - Volunteer Group Leader with the Park City and Wasatch Back chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby - discusses an Advocate Training Session on Saturday March 25th 1:30 - 4:30 at PC Community Church.

These groups are the Florida Association of District School Superintendents, the Central Florida School Public Boards Coalition, the League of Women Voters of Florida, the Florida School Boards Association, the Florida PTA and the recent call to action made by Miami - Dade County Council PTA, Parents Across Florida, NAACP / Florida, Fund Education Now and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) / Florida

The proposal was made by a coalition of animal groups including Concerned Citizens for Animal Welfare, representatives of local humane societies, the Volusia County Council and Volusia County Animal Services.

MHHS volunteers are available to present programs to school classes, church groups, civic clubs, scout meetings, and meetings of citizens in nearby counties trying to organize a humane society or operate animal shelters.

> > > Should the citizens of Wood County and the State be concerned that animal > activists groups that have no legal authority were rallied from around the > country to shut down a WV small business that was in complete compliance with > state laws and agencies for over 45 years?

A group for citizens of Orange County who have disabilities or access and functional needs who want to be active and involved.

This group was created in 2004 by concerned citizens who recognized a dire need existing throughout the county for animal welfare.

The organization was originally known as Humane Society of Kent County, and was first organized in 1883 by a group of citizens who shared a concern about abused, neglected and homeless animals.

My county had a bad shelter too, and a citizen's group took them on.

We spoke to an audience that included shelter staff, citizens, and TNR groups from different counties, about how they can protect their local cats.

Animal Services partners with rescue groups all over town, such as Animal Mission, which spends about $ 125,000 a year to assist citizens of Columbia and Richland County with free spay / neuter.

This shifts a higher reliance on smaller rescue groups and the citizens of Williamson County.

Citizens for Humane Animal Practices (CHAP), an Akron community group, presented its allegations to Summit County Executive James McCarthy last month.

Organizers were told that Senior Citizens participating on Pasco County's Meals on Wheels Program frequently had to give a portion of their food to their pets due to financial reasons, this group got together and decided to do something about that.

Washington: Northwest Spay & Neuter Center: Tacoma (spay / neuter assistance for owned pets and feral cats) Concern for Animals: Thurston, Mason and Lewis Counties (spay / neuter, pet food and veterinary care assistance) Forget Me Not Animal Shelter: Republic (spay / neuter assistance) Humane Society for Seattle / King County: Bellevue (low - income senior citizen's pet food assistance, discounted spay / neuter and microchipping, pet project assistance for individuals disabled by AIDS) Humane Society for Southwest Washington: Clark County / Vancouver (low - cost vaccinations, free & Low - cost microchipping, pet food assistance, low - cost spay / neuter, emergency boarding, low - cost euthanasia / cremation services, pet loss support groups) Olympic Mountain Pet Pals: Jefferson County (spay / neuter assistance for low - income pet owners, TNR for community cats) PAWS of Bainbridge Island: Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap (spay / neuter, vaccination, pet food, veterinary care assistance; additional services for seniors) Seattle Humane Society: Seattle (services for low - income, disabled, and senior pet owners: spay / neuter, vaccination, pet food, veterinary care assistance) Progressive Animal Welfare Society: Lynnwood (spay / neuter assistance, microchip and vaccination assistance, behavior helpline) Spokane Valley Regional Animal Protection Service: Spokane Valley (spay / neuter assistance) Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine Good Samaritan Fund (veterinary care assistance) Whatcom Humane Society: Bellingham (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Whidbey Animals» Improvement Foundation (WAIF): Whidbey Island (spay / neuter assistance for owned cats and ferals, crisis care assistance, pet food banks, and temporary foster care)

She was also instrumental in getting farmers, restaurant owners, farmers markets, consumers and citizens together to talk about and take action around creating more local, sustainable food options in Jefferson County during a Menu for the Future community organizing push a few years ago, which served as an example for other groups in the US, with Cleveland, Ohio and Vermont replicating her efforts.

An independent study co-published by the Faulkner County Citizens Advisory Group and Global Community Monitor found a chemical soup in the aftermath of the Exxon Mobil Pegasus pipeline oil spill.

MCBAG is a group of citizens interested in recreational and on - road bicycling issues who gives advice to the Department on current issues, programs and projects relating to cycling in Montgomery County.

The Montgomery County Bicycle Action Group (MCBAG) was created by the MCDOT in 1996 in order to gain input from citizens interested in recreational and on - road cycling issues.

The graffiti was timed well, mysteriously appearing the morning that activist groups, county officials, Army Corps of Engineers and local citizens met to discuss the dam's fate.

The land's protection also has been a longstanding goal of Orange County, the town, fellow environmental groups and local citizens.