Sentences with phrase «members of the land bank»

The mayor's administration, along with members of the land bank's board, will go before the council again in the coming months and ask for a more detailed revenue sharing plan according the mayor's director of special projects, Tim Carroll.

Not exact matches

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

He also has named Mike Jacobson, the former head of Capital District Habitat for Humanity and a board member of the Albany County Land Bank, to lead the city's economic and community development efforts.

Kenmore, New York — Legislator Peter J. Savage, III joined Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz, Mayor of the Village of Kenmore Patrick Mang, staff from the Buffalo Erie Niagara County Land Improvement Corporation (BENLIC — «The Land Bank»), representatives of JPMorgan Chase, and community members at 22 Allegany Avenue in Kenmore to unveil the Land Bank's latest renovation project.

(Note: The Land Bank's disposition policy prohibits the sale of properties back to the owner who was foreclosed upon for tax - delinquency or the immediate family member of the prior owner.)

She is a great town clerk, the treasurer of the Highland Historical Society, a board member of the Highland Landing Park, a member of the Ulster County Association of Town Clerks, a member of the St. Augustine's food bank and, most importantly, a mother of two and a grandmother of two.»

As per the agreement, the land bank will have an 11 - member board, consisting of five city representatives, three county representatives and one each from Lackawanna, Tonawanda and Empire State Development, the state's economic development agency.

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