Sentences with phrase «city public works»

We never made it that far, as the city public works department did not want to give up their turf of controlling this public service.

But Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown tells WBFO News city Public Works Department crews are doing the best to remove the snow.

Prevailing wage laws require city contractors to pay their employees the wage and benefit rate set annually by the Comptroller on city public works projects, such as renovating public schools, or cleaning city office buildings.

Not exact matches

«It is disturbing that the same companies and investors who have pledged to work with the City to respect California public safety and public realm laws are spending lobbying dollars in Sacramento to repeal them,» San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who has been leading the charge to regulate the scooters, told TechCrunch.

Johnson said the group's mission will be three-fold: To unite companies facing similar issues, to educate the public about the sharing and peer - to - peer economy, and, most importantly, to work with city regulators when it comes to legal matters.

He is working to stabilize the city and help fix the suffering public safety issues by decreasing the number of abandon buildings.

Earlier this year, Indiana passed right - to - work legislation and two cities in California voted to curb the pensions of public sector workers.

Despite his success, Corrin has no previous background in food operations; in fact, before launching Freshii, Corrin worked as public relations representative for Oscar de la Renta in New York City.

Because many cities don't have widespread public transportation, American households are put in a tough position where a new car is unaffordable but a vehicle is needed to get to work every day.

In addition to their public campaigns, private providers have worked to prevent government competition by seeking state - level legislation that takes away cities» right to build their own services.

She was originally meant to stay at the Bowling Green plaza for only a week, but thousands signed a petition to make her a permanent public work of art, and by the end of March, the city of New York had agreed to let her stay for a year.

After he moved to Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital asked him to work out where in the city the most cardiac arrests take place, to find the most efficient places to locate public defibrillators.

Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson worked with the city of Philadelphia on a grant for public high school students interested in entrepreneurship.

The tech industry also thrives by working in ways that can be incompatible with public - sector city building.

The ordinance seeks to establish regulation and a permitting process that would enable the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency or Department of Public Works to take action against scooters from companies that don't have an official permit from the city.

OCBC can also assist your business in working with the County of Orange, local cities, and public utilities in helping to identify programs and incentives that can make your company's relocation successful.

The city also has a vibrant ArtWalk, a public - walk featuring the work of Tualatin residents.

Last year, to help close this gap, the New York City Department of Education announced signing and retention bonuses for Pre-K For All teachers working outside public schools.

Previously, Rena co-founded a soccer and academic non-profit, City FC, and worked in international development and public sector consulting with organizations such as Bono's ONE Campaign and Deloitte.

So when we worked with the city of New Rochelle, it was approached as a public - private partnership, where it would be a win for the city and a win for the region.

Having spent the past three years (up until August 1991) working in the public health department of a Florida city, I can assure you that AIDS can be transmitted through heterosexual intercourse, and that it in fact is being so transmitted at an increasing rate.

The City of Asheville understands that there is substantial work to do to restore the public's trust.»

«Bishop Sarah's work in the public square uniquely equips her for the important outward focus that is required in leading the diocese in this great world - city.

Towne Park's environmental council, Towne Green, spent this year's Earth Day weekend working to ameliorate Annapolis in partnership with GreenScape 2013, a «City of Annapolis and community partnership invested in the beautification, clean - up and planting in public spaces throughout the city.&raCity of Annapolis and community partnership invested in the beautification, clean - up and planting in public spaces throughout the city.&racity.»

With tree maps from the City's Department of Public Works, Tree Pittsburgh and crowdsourced on social media, the groups harvested over 2500 pounds of apples.

Twice I ask Heath if he works in public relations for the bowl or for the city of Pasadena or some other third party.

Eunita Rushing feels at home when she's near plants, so perhaps it's no surprise that since 1999 she has been the enthusiastic president of the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, which works in partnership with the Chicago Park District to raise funds and awareness for educational and public programs for the conservatory, located on the city's West Side.

To promote and support breastfeeding for all mothers in Ottawa, I also urge you to consider having the City of Ottawa follow the initiative of the City of Toronto's Public Health Department, which is working towards the internationally recognized Baby - Friendly Initiative (BFI) designation.

Mayor Richard Daley in 1990 presented Hobson with the city «s Superior Public Service Award for his work at a small park on the North Side.

When it comes to providing high - quality youth sports programs that kids will remember for a lifetime, the City of Henderson, Public Works, Parks and Recreation Department Sports Section in Nevada does it as well as anyone.

City of Durham internship placements include the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Durham Parks and Recreation, Public Works Department, Durham One Call and others.

These eight districts joined our original five districts — Dallas ISD (Dallas, TX), Little Rock (AR), Memphis City Schools (TN), Orange County Public Schools (FL), and Prince George's County Public Schools (MD)-- in the work of increasing access to, and participation in, the federally - funded School Breakfast Program, with the goal of reducing childhood hunger, and improving health and educational outcome for students.

Richmond Public Schools is now working with the city to make this vision a reality, and the district continues to forge ahead with their emphasis on local, farm fresh options in the meantime.

Cloth diapering really is not that hard (and it is way cheaper than disposables), carpooling to work or taking public transportation is a viable option for thousands of parents who work in cities, and doing other simple things like recycling as much as possible, using washable napkins instead of paper - towels, using 100 % post-consumer recycled toilet paper (even just once in a while), and using a handkerchief instead of kleenex are all simple life - changes that can add up to seriously changing your carbon footprint.

Cuomo's signature public works project, a $ 4 billion bridge to be named after his father, is about to begin carrying commuters across the Hudson River in the New York City suburbs.

New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray is working more hours — all unpaid — than she used to, according to her schedules, having more than double the meetings, calls and public events in December 2017 than she did in December 2014.

This plan is based not on economics but on politics, and is focussed on making hard working public sector workers pay for the irresponsibility of city bankers.

«Whether in the State Senate, the Assembly, the Westchester County Board of Legislators, or the Rye City Council, George Latimer has steadfastly supported working men and women throughout three decades of public service,» said John Santos, Vice-President of 32BJ.

Previewing his Albany agenda at NYPD headquarters, de Blasio said he hopes Albany passes legislation to make cops» disciplinary records more accessible to the public, and listed reforms to voter registration, public works development, and more money for city schools.

«Mayor de Blasio, Public Advocate James, and Comptroller Stringer have been leading in the fight to resist Trump and to build a city that works for all of us.

«That support continues as the commission works toward the goal of presenting to the voters of the city and the county a public referendum in November 2016 that reflects more effective and efficient municipal governance and establishes an environment that will support economic opportunities for all our residents.»

Some of New York State's major transportation infrastructure projects are now benefiting from expanded use of the design - build process — but a costly pro-union rider has been attached to proposed legislation extending design - build authorization to public works financed by New York City, and could set a troubling precedent.

A Saratoga County native and alumna of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, she has worked in reporter and editor roles at newspapers in Utica and Binghamton, and most recently for the Press of Atlantic City in New Jersey.

Improve public transport with a strategic plan to make the West Midlands work as a single city region to live, work and travel across.

Tony Avella has worked his whole life on the public payroll with do nothing positions with Mayor Dinkins, Senator Stavisky, City Council, and now as State Senator so it's easy to understand how he doesn't grasp the need for private sector development and job creation.

Since 2011, Keith has worked for City Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr. helping to advocate for after school funding, expanded Advanced Placement, prevent bullying of LGBT students in public schools, secure funding for employment and workforce programs, create new affordable housing, and preserve the quality of life on the Upper East Side, In 2006, Keith was the tenant organizer for the «Preserve Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village» campaign during the sale of the neighborhood to Tishman Speyer.

Between his two city stints, Toulon was hired by the Democratic administration of County Executive Steve Bellone as an assistant deputy county executive working on public safety.

Mayor Byron Brown, Congressman Brian Higgins and Commissioner of Public Works Steven Stepniak provided an update Tuesday on the land - bridge, which is expected to help further public and private investment into thePublic Works Steven Stepniak provided an update Tuesday on the land - bridge, which is expected to help further public and private investment into thepublic and private investment into the city.

The former «Sex and the City» star promised to work toward fully funding public schools, an agenda she has rallied for in the past.

«As many of you know, I ran a public interest group that worked for many of the Giuliani policies that turned this city around — like the crackdown on porn shops and squeegee men — and I don't want to turn back the clock.»