Sentences with phrase «anchorage proposals»

Two Democratic New York Congressmen and local stakeholders stood at the Yonkers waterfront Monday afternoon to talk about potential anchorage proposals for the Hudson River.

Also at 11 a.m., state Sen. Sue Serino, Assemblymember Didi Barrett, Scenic Hudson, Legislative and community leaders and activists call on Cuomo to sign legislation giving the state broader authority to protect the Hudson River after the Coast Guard's recent anchorage proposal, Quiet Cove Riverfront Park, 1 Clear Water Dr., Poughkeepsie.

At 1 p.m., Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney and local stakeholders will discuss the next steps regarding the Coast Guard anchorage proposal, Newburgh Waterfront, Unico Park on Front Street, Newburgh.

In addition to political opposition, including Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, who described the Coast Guard plan as a «parking lot» for large oil barges, public comments against the anchorage proposal, which totaled more than 10,000 before the comment period closed, were overwhelmingly negative.

At 11 a.m., State and local elected officials will call on Gov. Cuomo to sign legislation that would give the state broader authority to protect the Hudson River in light of the Coast Guard's recent anchorage proposal.

Maloney, in a conference call later Wednesday, stood by his characterization of the anchorage proposal being dead despite the Coast Guard not going that far in its statements.

«The anchorages proposal has been suspended because, after analyzing and reviewing the more than 10,000 comments that were received, it was brought to our attention that there's a lot that we really don't know about the Hudson River that we have to study before we make any sort of permanent decision,» Coast Guard spokeswoman Allyson Conroy said Wednesday.

Public attention on the Coast Guard's anchorage proposal has been at a level not seen since the beginnings of the environmental movement in the Hudson Valley.

Not exact matches

The Coast Guard is backing off a contentious proposal to put 10 commercial shipping anchorages on the Hudson River stretching from Yonkers north to Kingston.

Though they praised a U.S. Coast Guard study, the lawmakers and environmentalists also made it clear they are doubling down on opposition to any long - term anchorage sites in future proposals.

After an outpouring of negative commentary and bipartisan backlash from elected officials, a proposal from the U.S. Coast Guard to add dozens of anchorages across the Hudson River has been suspended, but may not be fully dead in the water.

At 10:30 a.m., Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney and Eliot Engel and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announce federal legislation to stop the U.S. Coast Guard proposal for anchorages on the Hudson River, Yonkers waterfront, near Xaviars X20 on the Hudson at 71 Water Grant St., Yonkers.

A New York congressman from the Hudson Valley is standing his ground after declaring last week that a U.S. Coast Guard proposal for Hudson River anchorage sites is effectively dead.

The U.S. Coast Guard has effectively killed a proposal to establish anchorage sites along the Hudson River.

Hudson Valley Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney Monday announced next steps regarding the suspended U.S. Coast Guard proposal for anchorage sites along the Hudson River.

Along with questions of national interest, the candidates also fielded questions on a hot - button local issue, a proposal by the Coast Guard to open 10 new anchorages on the Hudson to oil barges to relieve congestion at the Port of Albany.

Likewise, county Legislator Catherine Borgia, a Peekskill Democrat, whose district would be directly affected by the proposal, has spoken out against the new anchorages.

Asked for clarification, Teachout said her comment referred to the proposal for new anchorages, not current barge traffic.

Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney was in Orange County Thursday, calling on the U.S. Coast Guard to listen to Hudson River communities when it comes to a proposal to establish anchorage sites in the river.

Also at 10:30 a.m., community leaders and elected officials — including Sen. Terrence Murphy, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino — attend a rally against the Coast Guard's proposal to increase commercial anchorage sites on the Hudson, Hudson Valley Marina, 44 Kings Ferry Rd., Verplanck.

U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D - Cold Spring, issued a statement Wednesday afternoon that said Coast Guard Adm. Steven D. Poulin was «effectively killing the proposal» by announcing he would ««suspend future rulemaking decisions» regarding the designation of additional anchorage sites in the Hudson River.»

The Coast Guard announced in June that it had suspended its review of the proposal for 10 new anchorage grounds on the Hudson until after a «Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment» could be conducted.

The directed study came after the Coast Guard suspended the rulemaking process for a proposal of up to 10 additional anchorage sites between Yonkers and Kingston in June.

«My understanding is that this proposal was put forth to the public at the behest of industry who claims that we need these 43 new anchorages for safety reasons,» Carlock says.

Additional anchorage sites along the river are not among the recommendations, though onlookers says the Coast Guard has not ruled out future proposals and rulemaking.

This came after the Coast Guard shelved a proposal in June for up to 10 anchorage sites from Yonkers to Kingston.

A Westchester County legislator is sponsoring a resolution in opposition to a proposal for up to 10 anchorage sites in the Hudson River.

Pace University students in Westchester County have written to the U.S. Coast Guard commandant, petitioning him to withdraw the service's proposal for anchorage sites in the Hudson River.

In June 2017, the USCG announced it would be temporarily suspending the proposal while it undertook a structured review process for evaluating the potential need for anchorages and their risk to the public, the environment, and our communities.