Sentences with phrase «asked town leaders»

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People want to meet their leader in a town hall forum, and ask some tough questions.

At the outset of the Cape Town Congress, C. F. Beyers Naudé, doyen of church leaders in the struggle against apartheid, reminded us that Bonhoeffer would not have wanted us to ask about his relevance, but about the significance of Jesus Christ.

Ferguson describes meeting the protest's leader, a rhapsodist of the Old Confederacy, who believes Lincoln «invented the concept of Total War» in order to advance the interests of Big Business and Big Government and smash «a Southern culture of farms and small towns that only asked to be left alone.»

Earlier she had asked the diaconate of that all - white church in a town 98 percent white to invite a black seminarian to become a student assistant and worship leader every Sunday for a year.

Some municipal leaders are asking the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to be the lead agency, and the New Paltz Town Board says it's willing to take on the role itself if the environmental department declines.

Angry local, state and town leaders said they had not been consulted and learned of plans to build a 9,000 - square - foot facility with 200 parking spaces and parking for four buses last week, after residents called to ask why trees were being cut down.

When asked why someone from Southold Town would vote for him over a locally elected leader there — one who would serve in the Democratic majority, Mr. Walter said he «would be a loud, outspoken voice for the entire North Fork.»

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 tLeaders 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 tleaders 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 YOU WANT TO HELP: The Newtown Bee reports that Newtown town officials and community leaders asked Wednesday that people «temporarily halt any further dispatching of goods to the community, its schools, churches and nonprofit organizations.»

Mireles, a doctor by trade, is the charismatic founder and leader of Grupo de Autodefensa, a group of armed citizens who go from town to town asking residents to help them go literally house to house to evict cartel personnel.

In one activity, students are asked to play the role of town leaders charged with protecting their citizens from suffering.

He added: «We have to ask whether this level of failure is being effectively challenged by local politicians and school leaders, and whether the relatively successful big cities in the North and Midlands are playing their part in supporting their neighbouring towns.

At a recent town hall held by Great Public Schools Now, Myrna Castrejón, the leader of the nonprofit seeking to expand excellent schools in Los Angeles, waded into the audience of parents, community members and LA Unified officials to ask what kind of schools they wanted for their kids.

Tom Scarice, superintendent of Madison, a high - achieving district, said he's sure that many district leaders are asking: «How do I prepare my community to understand that the schools are not failing because their students» scores came in lower than we expect in this town?»

Let's all ask the leaders of our cities, towns, counties, and states (mayors, city council members, county supervisors, governors, and state legislators) to commit to a 100 % (or at least 90 %) renewable energy goal, and enact forward - thinking policies right away to move rapidly towards that goal.