Sentences with phrase «council members expressed»

In late 2005, council members expressed dissatisfaction with the design, but residents spoke out in its favor, feeling it made Seminole unique and provided a good landmark for giving directions.

But other council members expressed concern that too many adjunct faculty members would dilute the law school experience.

In a January meeting of NASA's Advisory Council, council members expressed skepticism that ARM was the right path for the agency to take in pursuit of capabilities many agree it needs, such as the advanced solar - electric engine.

While Mark - Viverito has touted her historic rise to be the first Latina at the helm of the council, a number of council members expressed their concern over the lack of African Americans inside top positions.

In private, council members expressed complete bewilderment at City Hall's handling of the issue.

But, Council members expressed concern that crucial priorities remained unfunded, or underfunded, even as the latest budget plan increased projected

Council members expressed concern that the study's results are «predetermined,» because the Bloomberg adminsitration has voiced opposition to living wage standards.

In several instances, when Council members expressed disappointment with the funds allocated to certain programs and agencies, Hartzog promised to have ongoing conversations with them.

At the meeting last week, several council members expressed concern that the compromise would leave officers to police themselves.

Rosenthal and other Council members expressed concern about the salaries of their aides to Mark - Viverito, and say that the speaker has responded to those concerns.

Council members expressed their concerns to her about services to homeless students, the delivery of free breakfast in the classroom, and teacher training in schools that serve high - need communities.

Almost every Council member expressed solidarity with the LGBT community by placing a small rainbow flag on their desks.

Not exact matches

And after Guatemala imposed a moratorium on foreign adoptions - which dropped from 4,100 in 2008 to 58 in 2010 - a former member of the country's National Adoption Council expressed pride.

Members of the Council participate in their personal capacities, and the views collectively expressed do not represent those of any institution or client.

In a statement, the four council members making the proposal said it was never meant to target one company, but «Amazon made the conversation about them when they expressed their intentions to pause construction on their new office tower pending a vote on our Progressive Tax on Business.»

The Australian Beverages Council's Members in both WA and from other parts of Australia have expressed dismay at the lack of communication and consultation between the Minister's office and key industry players.

(a) stating that neither the Murray ‑ Darling Basin Ministerial Council nor any of its members express any further views on the proposed Basin Plan; or

[Editorial note: This is true of everything I write on The Lunch Tray, but let me be clear that all opinions expressed here are entirely my own and do not reflect the views of the Houston ISD School Health Advisory Council or any of its members.]

People generally expressed concern about the food dye issue as well as other aspects of our food supply which may be unsafe, and I shared with the group some resources I've recently learned about — first, a link to Natural Candy Store.com (which, coincidentally, I found out about from Jenna herself via Twitter) as well as a mobile phone app created by CSPI to help consumers sort through additives on food labels (shared with me by a TLT reader and fellow Houston School Health Advisory Council Member — thanks, Mike!)

With Romney seeking the presidency, breast - feeding supporters in Massachusetts now find themselves rehashing what transpired in early 2006, when the then - Governor reversed DPH's decision to discontinue the free - formula practice; he replaced three Public Health Council members who expressed displeasure over the ban's reversal.

«We express sincere appreciation to all of our members, retirees and their families who took the time to participate in this year's Walkathon,» Hotel Trades Council President Peter Ward said.

Today's meeting was meant to be a wider - ranging discussion of the larger traffic problems plaguing parts of the city, and several City Council members — including Mark Levine and Corey Johnson — expressed support for Move NY's plan as one component of a larger scheme to combat congestion.

The Business Council members attending or being represented at Tourism Action Day included: Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau, American Express, BBL Hospitality, Destiny USA, Inns of Aurora, LLC, The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center, Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway, Empire Resorts, Inc., Fox Run Vineyards, Inc., Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce, Gideon Putnam Resort and Spa, IN New York & Where magazines, The Lodge at Welch Allyn, New York Power Authority, Niagara Honeymoon Sweets, New York Wine & Culinary Center, New York Wine & Grape Foundation, Palace Theatre, Plattsburgh Chamber of Commerce, The Sagamore, Saratoga Casino & Raceway, Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau, Tri-City Valley Cats, VisitRochester, and the Wyoming County Chamber & Tourism.

«We have considered Council Member Gentile a strong and viable candidate since he first expressed interest in the seat.

Staten Island Borough President James Oddo, Assemblyman Joseph Borelli and Council members Vincent Ignizio and Steven Matteo all expressed support for Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan's potential bid to replace Congressman Michael Grimm.

Although advocates are pleased that de Blasio is on board with closing the complex, many have expressed serious concerns about handing the execution off to another mayor and saddling City Council members with a project that will likely draw demands of «not in my backyard» from their constituents.

Just hours after state Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio's (D - Richmond Hill) resignation from his post, Community District Education Council 24 President and Community Board 9 member Nick Comaianni expressed his interest in the seat.

Members of Syracuse's Common Council expressed doubt about the future sustainability of the Greater Syracuse Land Bank at a budget hearing Wednesday afternoon.

Respectfully, I am by this letter expressing my profound apology to the President, the Vice President, the Chief of Staff, the Steering Committee, the National Executives, Council of Elders, the National Executive Committee, the National Council of the New Patriotic Party and every member of the New Patriotic Party for my indication.

Oddo and each of the three Council members have expressed a desire for more mayoral visits.

Other town board members on the all - Republican council have expressed interest, a process more or less controlled by the man - of - many - hats, mysterious Jim Maloney.

Following last week's leakage of a video which showed Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan, express the hope that Atiku would be President of Nigeria in 2019 and her reiteration of a preference for her political godfather over President Muhammadu Buhari, on whose prerogative she is on the Federal Executive Council, members of the APC have continued to give the impression that they had a cohesive party until this ruffling by Atiku and his loyalists.

Joined by State Senators Joe Addabbo, Jose Peralta and Tony Avella and Council Member Elizabeth Crowley, Ulrich decried the de Blasio administration's actions around placement of homeless shelters, particularly in the Playland Motel in Rockaway and the Holiday Inn Express in Maspeth.

Off topic questions included a Department of Investigations report detailing problems with corrections officers at Rikers Island, de Blasio's message to protestors resuming anti-NYPD protests, his relationship with police unions, a call by the head of the Lieutentants Benevolent Association to strengthen laws concerning resisting arrest, an increase in police protection for Jewish organizations and sites and Dov Hikind's claim of a decrease in police presence, delays in the implementation of the City's municipal ID card program, his message to PBA members dissatisfied with their union leadership, his position on a city council plan to fund the purchase of additional bullet - proof vests for police officers, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns around the recent protests as it considers whether to hold the 2016 convention in Brooklyn, whether his «thoughts» on the anti-NYPD protests have «evolved» and whether he will direct the NYPD to change its FOIL request process to accept email or other electronic requests.

Led by New Yorkers for Clean Livable and Streets, also known as NYCLASS, the activists and council members at the press conference expressed optimism that the legislation would ultimately pass the City Council next spring and become law, despite the opposition of organized labor and a sizable number of council mcouncil members at the press conference expressed optimism that the legislation would ultimately pass the City Council next spring and become law, despite the opposition of organized labor and a sizable number of council mCouncil next spring and become law, despite the opposition of organized labor and a sizable number of council mcouncil members.

Race has played a significant role in the contest as many council members, and some groups outside the body, expressed an interest in having a person of color atop the legislative body given the city's diverse population.

After expressing their opposition to charging a fee for parking during special events at Erie Basin Marina, some Buffalo Common Council members say they have a better way to make sure people are using the lot fairly.

The host of Kasapa FM's Entertainment Show, expressed his discontentment on why the NPP will establish a Creative Arts Council to co-ordinate and harmonize the various interest and fragmented associations into well functioning body to protect the interest of members, saying the necessity for the various associations is to establish structures to solve the copyright and piracy issues disturbing the growth of the industry.

At 10 a.m., NYC Council members Carlos Menchaca and Helen Rosenthal, advocates for worker cooperatives and workers express support for a City Council bill scheduled for a Thursday vote that would require reporting of city contracts and small business assistance awarded to worker cooperatives; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.

Staten Island's two Republican Council members, Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio (South Shore) and Councilman Steven Matteo (Mid - Island / Brooklyn), were among those voting against the legislation in the Council — where many members expressed concerns about how the bill might affect small businesses but voted for it anyway.

Members of the National Economic Council, NEC, on Thursday expressed support for the plans and proposals of the Federal Government to help the country out of recession.

At a hearing of the Council's Recovery and Resiliency Committee today, members expressed dismay over the fact that the administration did not seek input from the Council and homeowners before deciding to allocate the money.

The former council of state member, Alhaji Asuma Banda, in a TV interview, expressed doubts the NPP flagbearer could ever become the country's president.

Out of the eight candidates in the running for the powerful position, only Council Members Robert Cornegy Jr. of Brooklyn and Ritchie Torres from the Bronx expressed apprehensions.

Each of the candidates expressed their appreciation for the endorsement, one at a time, starting with Colin Smith, an attorney based in Peekskill and a member of the Peekskill City School District Board of Education who says he will step down if elected to Common Council

While some speakers talked about confrontation with Cuomo, expressed frustration with his strongarm tactics, and, in the case of The Black Institute's Bertha Lewis, compared the governor's defunding threats to progressive arch villain Rudy Giuliani's efforts, City Council Member Brad Lander laid out the fight as one between competing philosophies of where policy change really comes from.

Members of the American Chemical Council, which represents makers of hydrofracking chemicals sold to drilling companies, were in Albany on Wednesday to meet with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office to express support for DEC rules that would open much of the state's Southern Tier to such drilling.

City Council member Fernando Cabrera, who in the past expressed concerns about the planned Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment, added his «yes» vote to the Bronx...

Council Members Corey Johnson and Ben Kallos expressed similar concerns.

City Council member Fernando Cabrera, who in the past expressed concerns about the planned Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment, added his «yes» vote to the Bronx Borough Board's unanimous approval of the armory's lease agreement.