Sentences with phrase «alderman in»

She was recently elected alderman in Ward 4 in Calgary.

Ray has also used his sales and marketing skills and personal charisma to become an alderman in Maple Ridge, B.C., a professional photographer and highly successful director of corporate communications for Jimmy Pattison's Neonex International.

Two years ago he moved back into the city to run unsuccessfully for alderman in the Fifth Ward.

Maybe former supervisor Nick Woerner, a Democrat now seeking nomination for alderman in the Kingston, will move back to the town.

Delegates are expected to consider nominations for mayor, alderman - at - large, alderman in the city's nine wards, county executive, district attorney and family court judge.

He did confide that he was seriously considering running for a political office this year, most likely alderman in the Ninth Ward.

For Woerner, still only 29, running for alderman in the Fourth Ward (again: he moved over from the adjacent ward for this race) represents a step backward in order to move up.

Clegg was endorsed by Steve Schabot, an alderman in Kingston, and County Legislator Dave Donaldson, a former board chairman, vice chairman and minority leader.

When he was but an alderman in 1969.

Hoping to tell their side of the longer school day story, Chicago Teachers Union officials met with 25 aldermen in private briefings Monday.

But with a June 1 approval deadline staring aldermen in the face, it's unclear what, if any, changes the council will be able to make to the agreement.

He has the backing of two - thirds of black aldermen in Chicago and nearly half of African - American state lawmakers.

Not exact matches

In 2010 he returned to Calgary and campaigned vigorously for alderman.

Mr. Hawkesworth might be the most well - connected and well - known partisan New Democrat in Calgary (Finance Minister Joe Ceci, another former alderman, might be the only other Calgary New Democrat as well connected).

In the 1997 election, alderman and future mayor Dave Bronconnier led an unsuccessful campaign against him as the Liberal Party candidate.

Chicago alderman Joe Moreno has moved to block Chick - Fil - A from opening its second branch in his district this week, citing company president Dan Cathy's recent statements about his opposition to...

When we first arrived in Chicago, fresh from sunny Florida where we'd met, my wife and my family and I moved into my wife's childhood home, a luxurious Tudor mansion in that part of Chicago where people don't lock their doors much and everyone lives within spitting distance of a senator, an alderman, or Mike Royko.

Meanwhile, aldermen voted to seek bids for an update of the citywide zoning plan, which has not been reworked in 35 years.

Those concerns have been addressed in the plan that aldermen approved Monday night, City Manager David Limardi said.

City aldermen voted 6 - 1 in favor of giving the district the one - acre site, near Commercial Avenue and Wood Dale Road.

Seeking to persuade the Chicago Children's Museum to jettison plans to build in Grant Park, an alderman leading the opposition said Wednesday that he has suggested two dozen other locations for museum officials to consider.

A powerful alderman has dropped his opposition to a bump in entrance fees at the Adler Planetarium in light of the museum's decision to exempt Chicago children from the increase.

Which is why, in a rare turn, the neighborhood's alderman and a big - shouldered real estate developer partnered to form a nonprofit to keep Logan Square's arts flourishing in a tumultuous local business boom.

In other news Tuesday, aldermen started thinking about ways to mark the city's 175th anniversary, which is March 4, 2012.

A veteran of more than 50 years in government — 22 years as alderman — Roti was convicted of racketeering and extortion, for which he spent four years at a federal prison in Oxford, Wis..

Seeking to persuade the Chicago Children's Museum to jettison plans to build in Grant Park, an alderman leading the opposition said Wednesday that he has suggested two dozen other locations.

«The alderman can wave his hand and, in a blink of an eye, change our landscape and erase our history,» said Paddy Lauber, who for almost 25 years has owned a home on Kedzie Boulevard and is a member of Logan Square Preservation, which plans to send a letter to Colon this week asking him to back off his plan.

In the wake of the murder of 6 - month - old Jonylah Watkins, the ward's alderman announced Tuesday that he has contacted gang members to ask them not to harbor the killers of innocent victims.

Under provisions of an ordinance passed in 2002, aldermen and the mayor were guaranteed annual salary increases for the following four years.

But, in a statement, the aldermen said industry opposition led them to scale back the ordinance, which now targets only empty food or drink containers intended for use by kids under age 3.

But, in a statement, the aldermen said industry opposition led them to scale back the ordinance, which now targets only...

GENEVA — Aldermen have agreed to refer a proposed ordinance to increase the fair market value of an acre of land in the city for development purposes to the Plan Commission for public hearing.

The plan by the Park District, North Park University and area aldermen to convert the space into a $ 1.8 million regulation - size soccer field and eight - lane track threatens the quality of life in the densely populated neighborhood, residents said.

The aldermen were credited with helping to gain $ 135,000 in city dollars Tuesday, providing the last piece in the funding puzzle and accounting for the item's last - minute addition to the agenda, Fensick said.

Christopher Cohen, attorney for the gun club who also is former 46th Ward alderman, said that the gun club in the past had tried, but failed, to meet with members of the park district board and staff.

The Court of Common Council, also known as the Common Council of the City of London, is formally referred to as the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London in Common Council assembled.

[1] He was also an alderman on Sheffield City Council, and served as Lord Mayor of Sheffield in 1957.

Ryan, a former sheriff's civil officer, and Cahill, a lawyer, author and former alderman, liked to start their hour - long call - in program with «welcome to Sanctuary City.»

That year, Al Smith, then president of the city's Board of Aldermen, was trailing in his campaign to unseat incumbent Gov. Charles Whitman.

When Sottile, as alderman - at - large, took over for the suddenly dead mayor T.R. Gallo in January 2002, he said he found the city a million dollars in debt.

Schabot will take the seat currently held by veteran alderman Bob Senor who did not seek another term in office.

Party nominee Lynn Johnson, 65, worked in next - door neighbor Hayes Clement «s 2009 and 2011 campaigns (alderman and mayor) so she's up to speed.

There was a new administration in town after then - alderman T.R. Gallo won an easy victory over incumbent Republican John Amarello the year before.

By Paul Snyder A Madison alderman's proposal to change wording in the city budget would officially kill any chance for construction of a new central library this year.

It was neither a surprise nor a shock that freshman alderman Lynn Eckert trounced 20 - year Kingston legislator Pete Loughran in what many saw as an old - Kingston - versus - new - Kingston matchup.

I asked Provenzano why after more than 20 years in the county legislature she was now throwing her hat in the ring for alderman - at - large.

Meanwhile, another aldermanic candidate has adopted what may be called the Jason West Defense to explain to would - be constituents why he didn't live in the ward he hopes to represent when nominated for alderman this month.

He was not a factor in a race for alderman inKingston last year.

Correct me if I'm right, as a former Kingston alderman used to say, but I don't think a single budget was passed on time during his 12 years in office.

Sometimes acting like an alderman can get a mayoral candidate in trouble.