Sentences with phrase «listen to community concerns»

Convinced of the safety of nuclear activities, they appear to not listen to community concerns, caring more about what's best for industry.

Ezra said he and his partners came to Tuesday's meeting to listen to community concerns, and he left with an earful.

But he said the state is willing to listen to community concerns and come up with a solution that works for local officials.

«After listening to community concerns on knives and guns, I decided to bring forward the use of these measures as a matter of urgency.

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Starting in the 1990s, Rosen and others began sketching out ways for news organizations to listen to their audience's concerns — through surveys, focus groups, and community meetings — and to shape their coverage accordingly.

Local B.C. Liberal MLAs dismissed concerns raised by doctors, local representatives and the public from the very start, and instead of listening to the community and ordering a full environmental assessment of the creosote incinerator, their government issued permits and announced taxpayer - funded grants for the company.

The Board held this meeting to listen to the concerns and suggestions from our community about school safety.

It means listening to their concerns, helping them out as a community when they have a new baby, pointing them to organizations that support young families, and simply giving them a call to see how they are doing and if they need practical help.

I see my biggest concern anyway is in the breastfeeding community in the mommy groups, I see moms telling other moms not to listen to their pediatricians or OBs and they place their babies in a position of harm unknowingly.

«But the Labour party has shied away for too long from listening to, talking about and seeking to address the concerns of people who were worried about the impact that unskilled migration has had on many of our communities.

That's why I am out in the community every single day, in every single neighborhood, talking to the people of Buffalo, and listening to their concerns about our city,» he said.

He also stressed there was no split in the cabinet over the issue, telling Today that Tony Blair and communities secretary Ruth Kelly - a devout Catholic - had been trying to «listen to the concerns expressed» and «find a way through».

I congratulate those elected officials, activists and community organizations on both sides of the river who fought so hard for this change, and I commend LG for listening to our concerns and agreeing to a reasonable compromise,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

«We listened to the concerns of the Downtown community, and we are happy to help Occupy Wall Street to continue to be a good neighbor,» Mulgrew said in a statement.

Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D - Brooklyn) has arranged for a team of lawyers and law students to come to the community to provide help with FEMA forms and to listen to residents» legal concerns resulting from Sandy.

«Jack Martins was a hard - working candidate who listened to the concerns of Nassau County families on their doorsteps and in their communities, and he deserves credit for this extraordinary victory.

Dromm also argued the bill would improve civic engagement and force politicians to listen to the concerns of immigrant communities.

«I have also been listening closely to residents and community leaders from across the city, and I have heard their concerns,» Walsh said in December.

Banks on Tuesday disputed that criticism, saying city officials had provided ample notice and held several hours of community listening sessions with elected officials and local residents to discuss their concerns about the proposed shelter.

They should engage the community in the process as much as possible and take time to listen to real concerns.

The superintendent has stated that listening sessions are not a venue for formal presentations by the district to the public; instead, the sessions provide an opportunity for district representatives to hear about issues and concerns from the community.

A state takeover of schools only reduces the community's ability to have a say at the school board because private institutions are under zero obligation to provide a forum to listen to parents» concerns.

All three districts modeled community engagement, partnering, and a willingness to listen to public concerns, and all made efforts to include families and communities in district - level committees.

The school districts described in the above three case vignettes have much in common: a district - wide commitment to listening to public concerns; serious effort given to communicating district policies and practices to the public; and a focus on collaborating and partnering with individuals and groups from the community, including business people.

They have long ago learned that success on in communities involves listening attentively to — and addressing — concerns, providing lots of resources (including time) in order for people to help themselves, solving problems quickly (often without a plan), and giving families real power to shape the direction of reform in ways that fit the contexts in which they live.

By listening and responding in a timely fashion to community concerns, you can build loyalty, improve school customer service and keep parents and students from choosing out.

During the community meetings, Mr. Runcie listened to residents» concerns, said Patricia Good, the chairwoman of the Broward school board.

«The move has been a hugely positive one for us, it's helped establish Tor and Tor UK as an imprint that listens to its readers and authors when they approach us with a mutual concern — and for that we've gained an amazing amount of support and loyalty from the community.

We listened to feedback online about the community's concerns with F2P, from pay - to - win mechanics, rampant cheating and more... and we're not going to do that.»

It shows that Rare are willing to listen to the community, but perhaps also that they were more concerned with how they relayed this to players rather than agreeing that the proposed system is a bad one.

Since this project was proposed in 2015, we have been increasingly active in the East Hampton community, listening to the thoughts and concerns of folks from Montauk to Wainscott.

We've listened to scientists who know their way around the debate within the atmospheric science and climatological communities and they're concerned that publicity about global warming is driving energy and environmental policy instead of good science.

Originally posted on WIND CONCERNS ONTARIO: On Wordpress: North Gower - Richmond (Ottawa), October 26 — Hundreds of residents jammed into the largest hall in the Recreation Centre in North Gower today, to listen to speakers and sign petitions to declare the community Not a Willing Host to a proposed wind power project.

In this case, board members listened to the concerns of the public and the medical community about the increasing effects of antibiotic - resistant bacteria on public health.

Please let me say to all Climate Etc readers, very seriously and completely sincerely, that (the way I listen to it anyway) Wendell Berry's 2012 Jefferson Lecture, which addresses issues of sustainment, can be appreciated as concerning the sustainment of healthy sobriety * and * the sustainment of healthy families * and * the sustainment of healthy communities... * and * the sustainment of a healthy planet.

She has held «listening sessions» at various community locations, allowing residents to share their experiences and concerns about the justice system.

«Accordingly, the government deserves credit for listening to the concerns of the business community.

«What that means is he's charged with listening to people, understanding their needs and concerns, and making sure our Boston office remains a vibrant internal community.»

As members of the community and your neighbors, we are your advocates who actively listen to your concerns — whether you are facing divorce, have been injured, or need vigorous representation against a criminal charge or in a civil or commercial litigation matter.

Although the Ministry insists it is listening to the concerns being raised about the issue, Laura Lunansky, a lawyer with Injured Workers» Consultants Community Legal Clinic, notes she has yet to hear of injured worker advocates being consulted on potential reforms.

On a weeknight in early November, Mark Johnson found himself at a meeting in the library of a Toronto junior public school in Riverdale listening to community residents voice concerns about a shooting that had taken place in the community a few months before.

The first observation is that the conference provided an opportunity for a collective of interested non-Indigenous organisations (including the National Mental Health Commission) and representatives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities (including an Arnhem Land Elder and law custodian and members of the sexuality and gender diverse population), to gather in the same space to share their concerns and listen to each other, on an issue that is at catastrophic portions.

NAR thanked FHA for listening to NAR's previous concerns and suggestions by increasing transparency in the program and involving community partners in the acquisition of loan pools through expansion of its auction program to nonprofits.

Successful agents focus on the details, become experts on each property and the surrounding communities, learn about each potential client and listen for — and quickly respond to — each client's questions and concerns.