Sentences with phrase «leominster city councilor»

«The right to disconnect is interesting, especially for professions where you're constantly being called upon,» notes Jean - Noël Acqua, a Paris city councilor.

«Waterfront Toronto's refusal, for what it says are «commercial reasons,» to release the text of the preliminary «agreement to agree» it signed in the fall with Sidewalk has led to accusations of excessive secrecy,» reports The Globe and Mail, which also notes that «despite briefings from Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk executives, some city councilors say they still have little idea what Sidewalk actually intends to do — or where.»

Prompted by a local magazine article addressing the problem, city councilor Steven Leal arranged a meeting with a group of local business owners, including the magazine's publisher, John Hudak, and Don Luria, of Cafe Terra Cotta.

Ryan O'Malley, a city councilor in Malden, added that most Malden residents support allowing marijuana firms, and that he hopes the revenue they bring could help the city replace lead pipes and address other problems.

As a former city councilor, Selina advocated for the rights of taxpayers, fought to protect the health of children and families by introducing a local ban on cosmetic pesticides and worked to improve access for people with disabilities as chair of the Coquitlam Universal Access - Ability Advisory Committee.

City councilor Hilde Niezen launched the initiative with activist and Gouda resident Paul Smit, who has championed the Meat Free Monday cause for many years.

Others in attendance included police Chief Frank Fowler, city councilors Chad Ryan, Helen Hudson, Nader Maroun, Steve Thompson, council President Van Robinson, a handful of city pastors and the mayor's husband, Jack Mannion.

Bey said he worked hard to galvanize other city councilors in favor of the stadium and tried to convince Mayor Stephanie Miner, even though it strained their friendship.

Watertown City Councilor Mark Walczyk is running to challenge long - time Assemblywoman Addie Jenne (D - Theresa) in the 116th Assembly District, which is located in the North Country.

Several city councilors said they have heard rumors, but no evidence that Miner would push to change the law.

Several city councilors have questioned why she can't reduce the SURA payroll faster.

Syracuse City Councilor - at - large Jean Kessner said her city will be paying part of the estimated $ 2 billion in additional electric fees to help finance the bailout.

Syracuse CIty Councilor at - large Jean Kessner asks Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to halt a multi-billion-dollar state bailout of upstate nuclear power plants.

Aiello and three former city councilors filed affidavits contradicting the statements of Bey and Hudson.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Community activist Mary Nelson has filed petitions to challenge incumbent Syracuse City Councilor Khalid Bey in a September Democratic Party primary.

Prior to his role as auditor, Masterpole served two terms as a county legislator and two terms as a city councilor.

A coalition of city councilors, led by Khalid Bey and Kathleen Joy, banded together to express support for the arena.

SIDA Chairman Bill Ryan, who is also a former city councilor and now the mayor's chief of staff, says he thought the continuous battles between the mall's ownership and the city would go away after this summer.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Two city councilors filed sworn statements Friday supporting Mayor Stephanie Miner's legal claim that COR Development Co. lied to city officials by promising not to seek tax breaks for the Inner Harbor project.

For months, arguments raged among city councilors, county legislators and other politicians over whether the promise of new jobs and enhanced sales tax revenue was worth giving up certain property taxes.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - City Councilor Jake Barrett held on by a 38 - vote margin to win re-election to his 1st Council District seat representing Syracuse's North Side, elections commissioners said today.

Both Hunter and Kessner said they've tried, along with district Councilor Nader Maroun, to convince other city councilors to put money in Syracuse's budget to address the growing herds.

Among the roughly 20 people who spoke in favor of the tax breaks today were Walt Dixie and Twiggy Billue, of Jubilee Homes; Vito Sciscioli, former city economic development director; City Councilor Chad Ryan and County Legislator Chris Ryan; Jason Smorol, general manager of the Syracuse Chiefs; former City Councilor Mike Atkins; and Lauren Staniec, leader of the Syracuse chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.

He has subpoenaed city hall for documents and testimony related to affidavits in the lawsuit signed by two city councilors who are allies of Miner.

Hogan and Davis both tried to cast Miner's disagreements with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, city councilors and others as a personality problem unbecoming of a big - city mayor.

Both city councilors had submitted affidavits in January, while the lawsuit was under way, saying they heard COR president Steven Aiello promise in 2012 not to seek a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, for the Inner Harbor development.

Those statements contradict earlier affidavits from three former city councilors, each of whom said COR never promised to forswear a PILOT agreement.

Masterpole is the only other contender who has won an election, having served as city councilor, county legislator and city auditor.

Now Fitzpatrick is looking into affidavits filed in the COR lawsuit by two city councilors close to Miner, which were prepared with help from lawyers in the corporation counsel's office.

Several city councilors, including Pam Hunter, Jake Barrett and Kathleen Joy, said councilors asked Masterpole during his most recent annual budget meeting why he did not write more audits.

«It's an unbelievable vision for that area,» said city Councilor Pat Hogan, one of five members on the selection committee.

Joshua Kretser, executive director of the Strand Center for the Arts and Ward 6 city councilor, noted the vital part federal and state funding played in the Strand Theater restoration.

Auburn City Councilor Jimmy Giannettino speaks Tuesday at Memorial City Hall about some of the featured components in the city's grant application for the Downtown Revitalization Initiative program.

In Oswego, Democrat Amy Tresidder, a county legislator, and Republican William Barlow, a city councilor, are campaigning for mayor.

But across the river, city councilors in Troy chose not to bring an amended spending plan to a vote last night.

Some Syracuse city councilors sat down Wednesday with public works, school district and parks department officials.

When city councilors asked about Jewett's contract last year during budget meetings, the mayor's office said the cost would be offset by leaving Carroll's full - time position unfilled, Maroun said.

He was an aide to a Los Angeles city councilor and to former California Rep. Hilda L. Solis, and worked as political director for the United Nurses Associations of California.

City councilors are calling for the defeat of a statewide proposition on the ballot next week.

Syracuse city councilors are hoping to convince state - level lawmakers to change a law that allows police, firefighters and sanitation workers to live outside the cities they work in.

Mahoney supported Destiny's current tax deal when she was a Syracuse city councilor.

I'm not sure when the last time you had a city councilor take over as chairman of the county legislature.

Some Syracuse city councilors said they are disappointed that COR sought help from the county, but they want to see the project move forward in any case.

Patrick Hogan sent out a statement from City Councilor Kathleen Joy, who took umbrage at the response to Susan Arbetter's Weiner question.

Independely considering a primary challenge to Valesky is former Syracuse City Councilor Pat Hogan, served eight years on the Council until being term limited out of office.

Disgraced former state senator and current Bridgeport city councilor Ernie Newton appeared before the state Supreme Court Wednesday, where he argued that his latest conviction, for campaign finance fraud, should be reversed because the judge at this trial...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Four - term city Councilor Pat Hogan said today he is thinking about running for election next November against Mayor Stephanie Miner and will make his decision after the first of the year.

Hogan is a city councilor who has reached a term limit.

DeFrancisco said today he's never voted for Miner, who is in her first term as mayor and also served as a city councilor - at - large from 2002 to 2009.

Meanwhile by a 5 to 3 vote, city councilors in Troy chose not to bring an amended spending plan to a vote last night.