Sentences with phrase «asked local elected»

Brooklyn Bridge Park Corp. has raised about half the money for the approximately $ 9 million project and has asked local elected officials for the rest.

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Local elected officials have penned a letter to Mayor de Blasio asking for his support of the proposed East River Skyway.

Asking two local business owners in the audience to stand up, Mr. Larsen criticized the elected town board for their dealings with them in negotiations over land leases.

When asked if he had stayed away because of criticism, Cuomo pointed to the support of the elected and state officials that his office picked to stand with him at the podium and said their support was an indication that locals were happy with the response of his administration to the crisis.

Antonacci asked the law department to address two main issues: The county charter appears to say that raises for county legislators should be voted on when the budget for that year is approved; and state Municipal Home Rule Law indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the Legislature.

Local progressives asked her to run for this position last year, and with the excitement of newcomer Reynoso getting elected over Lopez, Medina thought it was time to try and see if she could create change, too.

He'll lead what's often referred to in Albany as the «tin - cup brigade» — the line of local elected officials asking the Legislature to reconsider gubernatorial budget cuts.

Specifically, MAS and RPA ask our federal, state and local elected leaders; the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Amtrak; the U.S. Department of Transportation; NJ Transit; MTA, LIRR, NYCTA, and Metro - North; and business leaders and property owners to commit to the following:

Mitchell didn't know how long the suspension will last, but said the community board has asked for an emergency meeting in the next two weeks with the mayor's office and local elected officials to discuss their concerns.

Skelos» lawyer filed with Judge Wood dozens of letters expressing support for Skelos, including many from current and past Senate employees, local Long Island elected officials and Skelos» friends and relatives who asked the judge to show leniency in sentencing him.

The LES Dwellers has asked local bar owners and elected officials to take a stand against SantaCon.

Following a court order laying out a timeline for the return of tenants at 85 Bowery, local elected officials are asking city agencies to come up with a detailed plan to move the displaced residents back into their apartments.

Following a letter from local elected officials last week urging NYC DOT to address the ongoing traffic problem in our neighborhood, Grand Street Democrats District Leaders and other community leaders involved in January's Traffic Town Hall have sent their own letter to DOT Commissioner Trottenberg asking for the release of traffic study data that was promised in 2017 and for the development of a strategy to address the traffic.

If he likes the plan, he told a group of local elected officials and government employees, he will ask the State Legislature to approve an additional $ 50 million toward improving the fair.

But, the day before shoppers were being asked to shop at local mom and pop shops, local business improvement districts, chambers of commerce and elected officials in Upper Manhattan say they have never even heard of the program.

There are numerous tiers of government in the UK for which voters are regularly asked to cast their ballots, including local councils, directly elected mayors, police and crime commissioners, national assemblies and parliaments.The first past the post system for local councils in England and Wales as well as Westminster also means that the nuances of local politics can vary significantly from place to place.

The larger question being asked by union officials and elected officials alike is: Can a local government keep its property tax increase at or near the property tax cap, and at the same time pay its union workers with new contracts?

In 2009, shortly after Mark Baisley was elected vice chair of the Douglas County Republican Party, the local utility board president asked for his help, telling him that Democrats across the country had been leveraging utility boards to advance their agenda.

At a time when federal policy makers are rightfully asking local educators and elected officials to take more ownership for how schools operate, community schools are becoming more important than ever.

Voters being asked to pass district levies for new school construction should also ask their elected officials why Idaho isn't taking advantage of federal dollars that help new schools launch without their local taxes going up.

And then ask your state and local elected officials why Hartford and Connecticut are moving in exactly the wrong direction on this vital education issue.

To encourage policy change in your community, be sure to contact your elected officials either at the local, state, or national level and ask them to support any pending dog fighting legislation or other bills aimed at increasing animal cruelty charges.

The program was recently in jeopardy, and we asked Best Friends members in that area to contact their elected officials — and PetSmart Charities asked local animal welfare groups as well — in response to a budget dispute that threatened to derail the Pima County Community Cats Project just as it was getting off the ground.

It's up to local, elected district attorneys to decide whether to ask a jury for the death penalty.

The GRAR Industry Advocacy Committee is asking all Members who hold any type of local governmental office or position (Or are considering running for elected office) to please let us know!