Sentences with phrase «aldermen said»

At a Common Council meeting Tuesday, aldermen said it would be a conflict of interest for the authority to share responsibility for the review with the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

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

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.

Not exact matches

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

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.

DARIEN — Mayor Carmen Soldato said Monday that he is unhappy with the Darien Park District's failure to inform him and city aldermen that it recently became the sole owner of the Darien SportsPlex, 451 Plainfield Rd.

«The alderman is dead wrong about the neighborhood's history,» Samors said.

«I want to do everything I can,» says local alderman Joe Moore, «to further this new development.

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.

After the vote, Burke said he wanted the stronger version but felt the substitute was better positioned to get a majority of the aldermen behind it.

At a time when Mayor Richard Daley and Chicago's 50 aldermen are collecting annual pay increases, Daley has no business asking rank - and - file city workers to take unpaid furlough days to help balance the city's budget, a labor leader said Tuesday.

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.

Schielke said the city is awaiting a final cost estimate before it begins any discussions with aldermen and the Park District.

Unlike the county, city aldermen completed reapportionment of the common council with little fanfare, and they say, only minor changes.

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.

Now, three aldermen are saying if the council had known a simple majority would be sufficient, the outcome may have been different.

But, Noble said, such misunderstandings are common with new aldermen and Gallo's reaction «could have been more diplomatic.»

A Kingston alderman has been called before the city's ethics board, but nobody connected with the case will say exactly

«I'm asking the residents, particularly the residents of wards 4, 5, 7 and nine, to step up, call your alderman,» the mayor said.

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.

«You could walk down the street and meet your congressman and talk to him» said Tom Hoffay, a Kingston alderman and former County Democratic Committee chairman.

Alderman Robert Bauman said city aldermen can not ignore the warning and must work more protective language into the loan deal.

«The Republican caucus is supposed to exhibit fiscal responsibility and yet there seems to be this rush,» said James Sanders Jr., a former Republican alderman.

Since the towns «were not at the table» (neither were any county legislators or city aldermen), he said, the towns were «totally dependent on their legislators that represent them to represent the towns» interest in these negotiations.»

Johnson campaign manager Hayes Clement, a former alderman and mayoral candidate, said his team was «sure» of 145 Democratic votes going into the primary.

«We're fortunate to at least have three experienced aldermen,» said Noble, who expressed regret at Landi's defeat.

If it is positive, he said, city aldermen can vote later this month on the parking lot and potentially approve it during a March 24 Common Council meeting.

Correct me if I'm right, as former Kingston alderman Bob Senor used to say, but I don't recall a county legislator winning election absent a major - party endorsement.

Then when I was visiting my mom and complaining about the rat situation, she said I should call my alderman.

Stamps, 44, a neighborhood native whose mother was a prominent community activist, said the local alderman warned district officials at a recent hearing that «for those two schools to merge would be catastrophic.»

«We are very pleased to see the pioneering effort that you have organized taking shape,» said Pryor, a former New Haven alderman and founding member of New Haven's Amistad Academy charter school.

«Last year, the Mayor, our aldermen, animal advocates, and residents stood together to oppose puppy mills and their legacy of animal cruelty,» says Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza.

If you live in Chicago, please call or email the following aldermen and say thank you for supporting the Companion Animal and Consumer Protection Ordinance.