An extensive borough - and community - based review of the proposals is underway, with varying results thus far as local
community boards vote in non-determinative polls.
While
community boards vote to recommend approving or denying an establishment's bid to serve booze, the New York State Liquor Authority has the final word in deciding whether to grant a license.
In 2009, the borough president and
community board voted to approve plans for a $ 1 billion NYPD cadet training facility, which will sit on 35 acres of land and house 2,000 parking spaces when complete.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., City Council Members Maria del Carmen Arroyo, Andrew Cohen, Vanessa Gibson, Andy King, Annabel Palma and Ritchie Torres, and representatives from all 12 of the borough's
community boards voted against the proposals.
The non-binding
community board vote to approve the project came on the heels of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) setting in motion the public review process, known as the Uniform Land - Use Review Procedure (ULURP), on January 29 by officially obtaining permission to move forward with the initial project design and chosen developer, RAL Companies & Affiliates LLC.
Not exact matches
The outspoken and often controversial Wilson said his
vote against the two directors sends a signal to the financial
community that Lululemon must address the
board member issue if the company is to recover.
After nearly 130 years of service to the regional business
community, our
board of directors has unanimously voted to recommend to our Members that they vote to rename our organization the Greater Vancouver Board of T
board of directors has unanimously
voted to recommend to our Members that they
vote to rename our organization the Greater Vancouver
Board of T
Board of Trade.
According to Julie Menin, chairwoman of
community board 1 in lower Manhattan, the
community center, called Cordoba House, was approved by the local
community in a
vote of 29 to 1 in May 2010.
«Conversations with Park
Board members since the vote, as well as a groundswell of community support that is being expressed in favor of the proposed agreement, provide some hope that the park board's decision may be reversed,» Oelman
Board members since the
vote, as well as a groundswell of
community support that is being expressed in favor of the proposed agreement, provide some hope that the park
board's decision may be reversed,» Oelman
board's decision may be reversed,» Oelman said.
James Strang, a former park
board member who helped lead a challenge to the referendum, said a
vote to dissolve the district will «destroy «the
community «s parks.
Streamwood — The Village
Board has delayed a
vote on whether to permit the construction of a proposed Park District
community center on a controversial site.
The Park
Board on Thursday night
voted to terminate its inter-governmental agreement with the library district to build a joint library -
community center in Central Park, in exchange for a $ 42,705 payment from the library district to compensate the Park District for its expenses planning the failed project.
Last month the Village
Board narrowly
voted to assist the Park District in building a $ 250,000 plunge pool and water slide at the district's new
community center.
Last month, to a chorus of
community objections and second - guesses, the Naperville Park District
Board of Commissioners
voted 3 - 2 to give the city's $ 6 million public golf course now under construction the tinny appellation...
Library
Board member Paul Nordhaus, who
voted for the purchase, said he was «extremely disappointed» that a suitable arrangement could not be worked out with the Park District for use of the Central Park land for a joint library and
community center.
HOFFMAN ESTATES — The Hoffman Estates Park District
Board on Tuesday night
voted unanimously to issue $ 17.7 million in general obligation bonds for the design and construction of the Prairie Stone
Community Center.
The Wilmette Park District
board could
vote Monday on an outdoor ice hockey rink that has heated up
community interest.
But Wilson said that
board members were told after the unsuccessful November referendum proposal for construction of a
community center that many people
voted against the measure because they did not agree that a fitness center should be included.
In a short speech, Wehrli, who assumed the post immediately after the 4 - 3
vote last week, stressed the need for communication among
board members as well as with other
community leaders.
If you believe as I do, that Mike's abilities and qualities can serve our
community well as a member of District 67's
Board of Education, then I strongly urge you to join me in
voting for Mike Borkowski on April 9.
At 6:30 p.m., Queens Councilman Daniel Dromm, transportation advocates and
community members hold rally for call for a vote of support by Community Board 4 on DOT's Traffic safety proposal for Queens Boulevard from 74th Street to Eliot Avenue, Sushi Island, 87 - 18 Queens Blvd.
community members hold rally for call for a
vote of support by
Community Board 4 on DOT's Traffic safety proposal for Queens Boulevard from 74th Street to Eliot Avenue, Sushi Island, 87 - 18 Queens Blvd.
Community Board 4 on DOT's Traffic safety proposal for Queens Boulevard from 74th Street to Eliot Avenue, Sushi Island, 87 - 18 Queens Blvd., Queens.
And she underscores that the bill empowers school
boards to ask their
communities if they would like to establish
voting wards.
Brewer's recommendation to the CPC comes after a March 20
vote by
Community Board 12 to adopt a negative resolution to the rezoning, along with suggested modifications.
On Wednesday morning, May 9, the CPC will hold a 10 a.m. public meeting at its 120 Broadway headquarters to gather feedback on the Inwood rezoning, which is now under review by CPC after being
voted on by
Community Board 12 and receiving feedback from Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.
The
vote came at the end of a special meeting in the Common Council chambers that attracted hundreds of parents,
community leaders and activists, all urging the
board to take action against Paladino for the remarks that gained international attention.
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D - Howard Beach) on Monday announced that he has joined fellow elected officials who represent other so - called racetrack
communities in sending a letter to Cuomo, calling on him to get behind the new NYRA restructuring plan — which the NYRA
Board voted in favor of earlier this month.
«And so even since the state's intervention in 2014, we have seen the white
community consistently out -
vote the minority
community in order to install
board members who are consistently favoring the interests of the private schools.»
These sites will go through the standard Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), which includes public hearings by the local
community boards, input from borough presidents, and
votes by the Council and City Planning Commission.
Community Board 11
voted unanimously to oppose the variance and Borough President Helen Marshall spoke out against it as well, although both arms of the Queens government have only an advisory relationship with the BSA.
Based on the city's Universal Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), the fate of the rezoning proposal is currently in the hands of the CPC, following non-binding
votes and recommendations from
Community Board 12 and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.
The town
board's interest in acquiring land for open space and other
community purposes has been in high gear this month, as it also
voted to issue a $ 2 million bond to buy 12 acres at 359 Pantigo Road and scheduled or held hearings on the purchase of properties on Old Stone Highway in Springs and on West Lake Drive in Montauk.
We are disappointed with the decision not to
vote in favor of our application to rezone Sherman Plaza but want to thank
Community Board 12, Borough President Brewer, the City Planning Commission and the Mayor for working with us over the last two years in support of the project.
While concerns about MIH can be easily translated in these meetings, the Council's issues with Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA) are far more varied and reflect the opinions raised by
community boards and borough presidents last year, when these plans were largely rejected in non-binding
votes throughout the city.
The project was
voted down by
Community Board 3 on Tuesday.
Because the Continuum project is seeking a zoning change, it will need approval through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, or ULURP, which includes input from the local
community board and borough president as well as up - down
votes from the City Planning Commission, City Council and mayor.
Members of
Community Board 1 voted to endorse the bill to limit tour buses when it was first introduced in 2015, and former board staffer Noah Pfefferblit testified at a City Council hearing in 2016, where he described the sightseeing buses as «significant contributors» to congestion on Lower Manhattan's already clogged str
Board 1
voted to endorse the bill to limit tour buses when it was first introduced in 2015, and former
board staffer Noah Pfefferblit testified at a City Council hearing in 2016, where he described the sightseeing buses as «significant contributors» to congestion on Lower Manhattan's already clogged str
board staffer Noah Pfefferblit testified at a City Council hearing in 2016, where he described the sightseeing buses as «significant contributors» to congestion on Lower Manhattan's already clogged streets.
But
community boards across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan have
voted to reject much or all of the plan — as have the borough
boards consisting of the
community board chairs, local Council members and the borough presidents.
Patrick Siconolfi, executive director of the
Community Housing Improvement Program, said the
vote called into question the
board's integrity.
Iannece, the
Community Board 11 chairman, took 24 percent of the
vote, while Flushing attorney Paul Vallone, son of former Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr. and brother of Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria), took 22 percent, according to unofficials from the
Board of Elections.
Being engaged means joining a
community board,
voting in primaries, participating in candidate forums, reading political news, and joining organizations that advocate for people's rights.
It will be reviewed by
Community Board 2, which is expected to sign off on the plan, in October and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer before the City Council
votes on it.
In East Harlem, front - runner Robert Rodriguez, former chairman of
Community Board 11, won the state assembly seat vacated by Powell with 36 percent of the
vote.
There was limited
community consultation, with only one major hearing and a vote by the Communi
community consultation, with only one major hearing and a
vote by the
CommunityCommunity Board.
In an 8 - 1
vote, last night the Homer School
Board attempted to bring to a close a nearly 2 - year struggle between the district and the Truxton
community.
Cuomo says by not
voting to extend the Bill de Blasio's authority over the public schools, they essentially
voted for a return to the dysfunction of the old system of multiple
community school
boards.
The Industrial Development Agency's
board of directors
voted 14 - 1 in favor of a tax break and capital investment package — despite criticism from residents and elected leaders who complained the local
community was shut out of a deal they say poses environmental threats and only a promise of future jobs.
Community Board 1
voted 25 to 1 against a plan to build affordable housing for mentally ill residents.
Paul Andreassen, a planning
board member who beat out Roberti on the Independence party ballot, was unfazed by his win, stating that he «generated interest for the independents to come out and
vote... My biggest platform is what can be done for vacant buildings and how they can be made viable again... [I'd like to] revitalize [our]
community.»
At the November 30 meeting, all 10
community board chairs in attendance, in addition to Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Councilmember Rosie Méndez,
voted against de Blasio's proposals.
And in a Bedford - Stuyvesant district,
community board chair and coffee shop founder Tremaine Wright received 58 percent of the
vote in the Democratic primary to replace Assemblywoman Annette Robinson.