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A spokesperson said Amazon may also cancel plans to move into another tower being built in downtown Seattle until the city's council votes on plans to introduce a tax on large employers.

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May 2 (Reuters)- Amazon.com Inc said it has halted planning for a new office building in Seattle and might sub-lease rather than occupy another future tower downtown, pending a city council vote on a proposed tax on top businesses.

May 2 - Amazon.com Inc said it has halted planning for a new office building in Seattle and might sub-lease rather than occupy another future tower downtown, pending a city council vote on a proposed tax on top businesses.

«Pending the outcome of the head tax vote by City Council, Amazon has paused all construction planning on our Block 18 project in downtown...

«I can confirm that pending the outcome of the head - tax vote by City Council, Amazon has paused all construction planning on our Block 18 project in downtown Seattle and is evaluating options to sublease all space in our recently leased Rainier Square building,» Amazon VP Drew Herdener told the Seattle Times.

Amazon has suspended part of its expansion plans in Seattle, pending the outcome of a City Council vote on a new tax on large employers that would fund programs aimed at providing affordable housing and helping the homeless.

Amazon.com said it has halted planning for a new office building in Seattle pending a city council vote on a proposed tax on top businesses.

In May, Seattle's City Council plans to vote on a tax — dubbed the «Amazon Tax» by locals — on the city's largest employers.

Several major evangelical figures, including Jerry Falwell Jr., and Franklin Graham, both of whom serve on Donald Trump's unofficial evangelical advisory council, have spoken in support of Moore, and, according to the latest Fox News poll, 65 percent of white evangelicals in Alabama still plan to vote for him.

«Pending the outcome of the head tax vote by City Council, Amazon has paused all construction planning on our Block 18 project in downtown Seattle and is evaluating options to sub-lease all space in our recently leased Rainier Square building,» said Amazon vice president Drew Herdener.

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Late Wednesday morning, Drew Herdener, an Amazon spokesman, said that «pending the outcome of the head tax vote by City Council, Amazon has paused all construction planning» on a large building in downtown Seattle that was scheduled to begin construction later this year.

Councilman Alan Bolds opposed the plan because he wanted the city to delay the vote until the council votes on amending its comprehensive plan regarding that area.

The City Council unanimously voted Friday to ban sales of guns and ammunition at the Saratoga Springs City Center, though a show scheduled to take place in May will go on as planned.

United for Affordable NYC said it would begin disbanding in March, after the City Council voted on zoning plans the mayor viewed as integral to his affordable housing plan.

it would begin disbanding in March, after the City Council voted on zoning plans the mayor viewed as integral to his affordable housing plan.

As NY1's Michael Scotto reports, it's likely the plans will be overhauled before the City Council votes on them.

During a visit to a senior center in Park Slope on Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the Council would vote on the two plans some time this month.

A scheduled City Council vote on the controversial Sherman Plaza rezoning plan in Inwood has been...

«To create an overall plan that you're going to be able to get consensus on is not impossible, but it's a real slog and what I think is happening now with the Council is we are taking the temperature of members on the most important changes that need to happen to get broad support when this comes up for a vote.»

But dozens of Council members voted against it at the borough level, and even those who declined to participate will be under pressure from activists to vote against it — or will look to leverage their support for concessions from the mayor on the plan or on issues specific to their districts.

Next comes the full Council vote, which is slated for Oct. 30 and will be the final word on whether the plan can move forward.

Among the Council members who endorsed the plan was Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who represents the neighborhood, although she had remained quiet on the issue until the subcommittee vote.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who represents the district and whose vote is crucial for the plan, has remained mum on her position regarding the proposal, as previously reported.

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.

Molinaro's recommendations can be adopted either by the City Planning Commission when they consider the ULURP application in the coming weeks, or by the City Council, when they have the final say on the ULURP at a vote expected to happen in November.

Shortly before de Blasio did so, Cuomo denounced the mayor's plan, and also called Council speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito to talk about it as the Council was poised to vote on the relevant legislation.

The Common Council is tentatively scheduled to vote on the amendment Tuesday, but there are no plans to vote on anything else related to the estimated $ 93 million project.

«This plan is not even close to ready for the Council to vote on it,» Mr. Greenfield said in a statement.

Voters in Utica supported the common council's plan to pave every road in the city in a referendum on Election Day with 60 percent of the vote.

Budgets are fluctuating documents, and Mr. de Blasio will have several more chances to update his plan before the City Council votes on it in June, after a series of negotiations.

A spokesman for United for Affordable NYC said Friday the group would also wind down following the City Council's vote on de Blasio's zoning plans.

The City Council is considering a vote on whether to adopt a measure which would give them the legal means to override the state property tax cap, It's a plan to raise enough money to keep the city in the black for another year.

A plan to turn the city of Rochester's abandoned subway into a public promenade and luxury housing moved forward on Thursday with a vote by the city Council.

The City Council plans to vote on the grace period Dec. 10, Quinn said.

He added the Council members were called together at the last minute before today's vote on the spending plan — though he said he was «not at liberty» to say whether the condition was discussed.

«They planned this hearing as soon as possible to make this lawsuit go away,» Vallone told me after this morning's meeting of the Council's health committee meeting, where he cast the only dissenting vote on the bill.

Speaking at separate events over a two - day span, both Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito acknowledged significant community pushback against the mayor's rezoning proposals and said that those plans will be tweaked before the Council votes on them.

With only two weeks left for the City Council to vote on the proposed rezoning of East New York, all eyes are on City Council Member Rafael Espinal, who is leading negotiations with the de Blasio administration and whose approval of a revised plan will determine its fate.

The common council on Thursday night is scheduled to vote on Stewart's plan to give Costco a seven - year phase - in of taxes on the warehouse store it wants to build alongside the Stanley Golf Course.

The D.O.E.'s Panel for Educational Policy, a 13 - member body appointed by the mayor and the city's borough presidents, will vote on the plan at a March 18 meeting before it is submitted to the mayor and City Council for a vote in June as part of the overall budget.

This morning [Monday], the nine - member New York Metropolitan Transportation Council called a «special» meeting at its Manhattan headquarters to vote on the Cuomo administration's plan to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge - a necessary step for the project to replace the aging span to move forward.

Grimm charged that Recchia, as a council member, voted to raise property taxes by 18.5 percent and voted in favor of a congestion pricing plan that would have instituted an $ 8 toll on the Brooklyn Bridge.

In a rare win for Mayor Bill de Blasio, the City Council voted on March 17 in favor of his sweeping plans to rezone New York to create more affordable housing.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

The Saratoga Springs City Council voted unanimously to join the county's proposed cooperative bidding plan, allowing the city to team up with the county when it goes out to bid on items such as office and cleaning supplies as well as larger items such as auto and truck parts.

However, on Monday, the Department of City Planning pulled the application, just before a City Council subcommittee was set to vote on it, because of a disagreement with legislators.

Verveer failed to persuade the Plan Commission on Monday to delay the vote that sent the agreement to the Common Council.

CITY HALL — After months of deliberations and negotiations, the City Council voted to pass Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to rezone East New York on Wednesday.

The Council would not vote on the bill for approximately six months, while the city conducts the requisite environmental review of the plan.