Sentences with phrase «for rural counties»

Support for rural counties Through a Rural Utilities Service grant, USDA is funding the Rural Iowa Food Waste Reduction Project.
He also worked as a contract Animal Control Officer for a rural county in Minnesota for 11 of those years.

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And instead of asking for a job, she solved the mystery of garbage collection in a rural Texas county.
In September, Governor John Hickenlooper announced his administration would allocate $ 9 million (with an option for an additional $ 3 million) to a fund that would provide early - stage investment capital and / or debt to startups in rural Colorado counties.
After Jaime highlighted loss of health care access by rural Pacific County residents, Premera announces new contract for health care coverage in Astoria
First, we used the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural - Urban scale (also called Beale Codes), from 1, for counties in metropolitan areas with 1 million or more in population through 9, for counties where there is no community larger than 2,500 and the county is not adjacent to a metropolitan area.
To front - load the story by saying people were being treated in animal stalls, and only later point out it was a free clinic held in a county fairground (rural area, large crowd... likely the only suitable place that passed health and safety requirements for such an event), and to not mention that many if not most of those taking advantage of the free medical care were likely farm workers and not here legally... is beyond poor reporting.
The community I call Corinth, 1 the town in which I spent my sabbatical year, has changed during the last thirty years from a rural, rather backward county seat town into a satellite community for a large metropolitan area.
However, now living in a very rural environment where county law enforcement is 40 minutes away, and we rely on officers from another county, city, or state (hopefully they are available) in an emergency, I advocate sensible firearms possession for the sake of protection of personal protection, livestock, and hunting.
Napa County may toughen code enforcement for wineries with «wall of shame»: Napa County is looking for ways to make certain the rules it painstakingly crafts, from visitation caps for individual wineries to a ban on rural short - term vacation rentals, are actually followed...
Reaction mixed for San Joaquin wineries ordinance plan Juggling concerns of farmers, neighbors and a successful and growing wine industry, planners Thursday night rolled out proposed new rules to govern wineries in rural San Joaquin County...
We have made our home for both facilities in beautiful, friendly Nelson County and are proud to be the pioneers of the Virginia rural brewery.
In fact, a report published last month — Differences Between Rural and Urban Areas in Mortality Rates for the Leading Causes of Infant Death: United States, 2013 — 2015 — which describes the mortality rates for the five leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death in the United States across rural, small and medium urban, and large urban counties, showed that infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates were higher in rural counties than in large urban counRural and Urban Areas in Mortality Rates for the Leading Causes of Infant Death: United States, 2013 — 2015 — which describes the mortality rates for the five leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death in the United States across rural, small and medium urban, and large urban counties, showed that infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates were higher in rural counties than in large urban counrural, small and medium urban, and large urban counties, showed that infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates were higher in rural counties than in large urban counrural counties than in large urban counties.
Addison Park District, $ 150,000 to develop an 11.7 - acre neighborhood park; Glen Ellyn Park District, $ 98,000 for the rehabilitation and development of a 10 - acre neighborhood park; Salt Creek Rural Park District, $ 200,000 for the initial development of a community park; City of Chicago, $ 100,000 for a 2.6 - acre park in the Rogers Park area; Chicago Park District, $ 600,000 for a swimming pool at Williams Park, a beach and playground at Park No. 459 and a swimming pool at Seward Park; Cook County Forest Preserve District, $ 200,000 for a 3 - mile segment of bicycle trails; Schaumburg Park District, $ 195,000 for the 92 - acre Gray Farm - Prairie Park site.
An attorney for the Salt Creek Rural Park District board has filed a petition with Cook County Circuit Court to sell 2.5 acres of land to a local business.
This infographic shows household participation rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) in rural areas by county in each state.
Rice's proposal include creating a 311 line so residents in less - populated regions of the state can get legal help, appointing a deputy attorney general for rural affairs and visiting all 62 counties of the state during her first her in office, if she's elected.
The burden of implementing early voting could fall heaviest on smaller and rural counties and they've proposed ways of making it easier for them to adopt the system, the letter states.
A variety of affordable transit options such as public transit, taxis, car shares, cycling, and safe pedestrian pathways is critical for residents of Erie County to engage in a wide variety of community activities across urban, suburban, and rural settings.
Plans to build an automotive dismantling facility and junkyard at the site of the old Summit Shock correctional facility in rural Schoharie County have been abandoned after intense local opposition, highlighting the difficulty in finding acceptable re-uses for mothballed prisons.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat, and Congressman Chris Gibson, a Republican, will be at the Sullivan County Cornell Cooperative Extension office in Liberty to talk about a provision of the Farm Bill that includes an extension of the Rural Economic Area Partnership, or REAP, Zone designation for Sullivan County and Town of Wawarsing in Ulster County.
The City of Buffalo and Erie County say they have received assurances from Rural Metro Services that ambulance service won't be interrupted even though the company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
First, the Erie County Legislature unanimously approved a resolution at the Dec. 1 session that I cosponsored that supports the federal Broadband Connects for Rural Opportunities Program (B - CROP) Act.
$ 300 million would have gone to health providers in Oneida County, and $ 400 million would have been set aside for struggling rural hospitals in upstate New York.
DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, speaking to friendly Republican crowds in mostly rural Upstate counties, said voters he has encountered are clamoring for change even more than he suspected.
Very few car owners in Ulster County are tooling around in pure electric models, which cost too much and only a few have the range required for rural or suburban driving.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul visited a summer meal site in Elmira Thursday to talk up state support for such efforts, but programs in rural areas, lilke Chemung County, still struggle with a big challenge.
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The project site is in a rural residential area with access to a handicap accessible van transportation service for residents provided through Cayuga County.
The new Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan creates innovative strategies to guide the County to identify and protect agricultural land with development pressure, support new farms and attract new farmers to Erie County, identify strategies to increase the financial viability of agriculture in the County, connect rural and urban farmers with consumers and new markets, and increase accessibility of healthy, local food for consumers.
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«This is the exact example I give to people about how every vote counts,» Kellogg said on November 8, noting how she knew of at least three absentee votes — her husband and two daughters — who were likely to end up in her tally, as well as how absentees tend to break for Democrats in Hurley and other rural towns in Ulster County.
WHEREAS, An emerging interest in local farms and local foods has boosted agriculture's visibility as an economic driver creating new opportunities for farmers in both rural and urban areas of Erie County;
Since 2012 Erie County has provided over $ 1.5 million to Rural Transit Services for the community - connecting work that they do.
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
On a crisp apple cider Sunday morning, near the banks of the Hudson River that bisects this sprawling mostly rural 11 - county district, I asked Faso what it would take for him to vote for Trump, a candidate whose personal conduct he has condemned.
Hochul debates with former Erie County Executive Chris Collins (R - Clarence) tonight in Buffalo as they battle for the 27th district seat that covers the rural areas between Rochester and Buffalo.
As the representative for some of the most rural parts of Erie County, I know access to reliable, high - speed internet is lacking for many.
A Newfane mother of four has donned her Santa hat to deliver toys to needy children in rural Niagara County in time for Christmas, but her supply has run out.Denise Noble said she has 158 names on her list this season, but has already delivered every toy she has.
Erie County Legislator Joseph C. Lorigo announces that the Legislature has supported his request for funding for the Rural Outreach Center, located in South Wales, in the 2016 Erie County budget.
After receiving an award for his decades of dedication to the Business Council, Roger Hannay, who runs a reel - manufacturing company in rural Albany County, drew a peel of chortles when he noted, «Most of us probably have no access to the tax benefits of Start - UP NY?
He said it was a small issue for larger counties, but a concern to the majority of New York counties that are rural.
Environment & Planning» REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO PROVIDE Rural Transit Services in Erie County # 1630VF
It's the urban core of a largely rural county whose 160,000 residents voted twice for Barack Obama but swung to Trump in 2016.
The County of Erie, New York (the «County») is currently seeking qualified Not - For - Profit (NFP) agencies interested in providing Rural Transit Services in Erie County.
In many cases, larger constituency units have come about as a result of a loss of seats — whether it be the loss of a European Parliament seat by the Republic of Ireland or the loss of County Council seats by some (of the more rural) counties — added to the overall increase in seat numbers for City and County Council elections.
SHIN - NY, $ 20.7 million Oneida County Healthcare Facility Transformation, $ 300 million Grants for Rural Healthcare Transformation, $ 400 million Affordable and Homeless Housing, $ 153 million Total $ 873.7 million
The governor pushed for a major gun - control law that the State Legislature passed last year in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and it has proved unpopular in more conservative, rural counties upstate.
The area from which the cases of cardiac arrests were drawn is a collection of urban, suburban and rural counties that account for approximately a quarter of North Carolina's population but included all EMS agencies.
«The rural counties are often the places struggling to find ways to boost growth, so this may be important news for them,» said Goetz.
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