Sentences with phrase «not town highway»

He said he found the authority over the route rested with the town board, not Town Highway Superintendent Jamie Wilson, as had initially been believed.

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But the citizens of Asbestos can call it money saved on highway signage and stationery by not having to change their town's name to the equally descriptive Abandoned Lot Next to Drummondville.

This town is moving to less of an old fashion bible belt town and towards a respectable hot spot for local communities, it doesn't hurt that one of the largest highways in the state goes directly through the city.

We have left the highways of the town planners not for an uncultivated wilderness, but in favour of meandering in a rose garden, which is not without its own order and design.

Woodland, North Carolina, has a nice big chunk of land near the highway that would be just perfect for putting in a new solar farm, but it looks like that won't be happening because several town residents objected to the plan, which some of them said they opposed on the grounds that the solar farm might «suck up all the energy from the sun.»

And here's two things we of which we don't approve — extending the terms of town clerk and highway superintendent.

Highway Superintendent Pete Harris, who became the only elected Democrat in town government after former councilman Al Krupski was elected to the Suffolk County Legislature earlier this year, shocked his party Wednesday morning by announcing he won't seek re-election.

We ain't got none,» barked Tom Best Sr., highway superintendent for the Town of Hamburg, who has weathered his share of real snowstorms over the years.

Scott King, the town's incumbent Democratic highway superintendent, got the afternoon's biggest laugh when he noted that Georgica Close, the potholed south - of - the - highway thoroughfare leading to the capacious house where the event was held, was under village, not town, jurisdiction.

I find it disturbing that Mr. Losquadro did not even serve out his term, a reflection of either lack of interest in his constituents, or personal ambitions fulfilled by becoming highway chief for an adjoining town that is, for the most part, out of the Assembly district in which he served.

At last week's Ulster Town Board meeting, Supervisor Quigley admitted he hasn't seen any cost / benefit calculations to prove that a limited number of below - industry - standard jobs are worth expensive highway wear and tear, the foreclosure of the opportunity to attract other industries, limiting the supply of water available to create new housing in the future, and 10 years of enormous tax breaks to Niagara.

In a year in which local Democrats lost their one Town Board member, Al Krupski, to the county Legislature, and their highway superintendent, Pete Harris, who decided at the 11th hour to not seek re-election, it seems the party will need to dial up the volume in order to get any members of its slate elected.

Fast action to put up signs on Getty Rd.. When residents on Getty St. in Stony Point complained to Town Hall about a lack of «Child at Play» signs it didn't take long for Stony Point Highway Superintendent Larry Brissing to take action.

When residents on Getty St. in Stony Point complained to Town Hall about a lack of «Child at Play» signs it didn't take long for Stony Point Highway Superintendent Larry Brissing to take action.

Board member Gene Cook offered the resolution Tuesday proposing that the town supervisor, town board members, town clerk, receiver of taxes and highway superintendent may not serve more than two consecutive terms in the same elective office.

A public outcry from residents prompted the town board to pass a 2015 law allowing the highway department to tend certain Oak Hills roads during emergencies, but not requiring the department to pave, install drainage or make other improvements.

While the budget was ultimately approved, board members said they were not satisfied with town highway superintendent Vincent Orlando's plan to spend roughly $ 9 million over four years on repairs.

Lombardi said that he wants to go after grants to help offset taxes, as he did when he was highway superintendent, and to ensure that the town encourage commercial development and not frighten it away.

The positions in question are town supervisor and highway superintendent, and if they pass, the new term length will not take place until elections are held next year.

Republican highway superintendent candidate Vincent Orlando, himself a former Town Board member, said he believes his salary is up to the board's discretion, but doesn't believe the current system is flawed.

Zimet nominated Marx, noting that, although she did not support his bid two years ago, once they began working together she was amazed by his work ethic, his respect for the Town Board, for the residents and how he ended up «doing much more than he signed up for, as we combined Buildings and Grounds with our Highway Department — at great savings to the taxpayers, but much more work for Chris, which he never complained about.

Critic says responses are evasive BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Two Tappan Residents are questioning Orangetown officials about the existence of old sewer lines at an abandoned Army base on Western Highway, and are not satisfied with answers the town has given them so far, claiming the responses are more mystifying than -LSB-...]

Lloyd voters approve longer term for town clerk, but not town supervisor or highway superintendent

Town officials said the town was working with an operational surplus at the end of 2016 because the budget did not account for an $ 18 million garbage tax judgment from Nassau County and a $ 3.4 million equipment write - off by the town's highway departmTown officials said the town was working with an operational surplus at the end of 2016 because the budget did not account for an $ 18 million garbage tax judgment from Nassau County and a $ 3.4 million equipment write - off by the town's highway departmtown was working with an operational surplus at the end of 2016 because the budget did not account for an $ 18 million garbage tax judgment from Nassau County and a $ 3.4 million equipment write - off by the town's highway departmtown's highway department.

Were both Term Limits and the Two - hat Rule in place for all elected officials in the County of Rockland and in the Town of Clarkstown, including the elected County and Town positions of Highways Superintendent, the disgraceful state of affairs in which a County Legislator is being paid over $ 100,000 of taxpayers» money to perform the duties of a «Confidential Secretary» in the Town of Clarkstown would not be occurring.

What is surprising at this point in time is that Supervisor Gromack has not called the Town Board into Executive Session with Highway Superintendent Ballard to ask him to temporarily step down from his position until all aspects of this report have been fully investigated.

Further, given that the report has called for further investigations of the Highway Department such as a review of time cards for the past two years, it is clear that such investigations can not be conducted by Town of Clarkstown personnel now that the public trust in the actions of Town employees and officials has been called into question.

«I served 20 years as superintendent of highways, 11 years as town councilman and four years as town supervisor and can't even guess how many times I have called the county clerk's office for information.

Two incumbents who ran unopposed, town clerk Jackie Earley and highway superintendent Mike Reynolds, not only coasted to reelection, but saw their terms in office extended, as voters handily approved ballot propositions that increased each term to four years from a previous two.

With a population of just 44, it would be easy for passing tourists to completely miss the town's existence — if it weren't for the incongruous, futuristic white dome peeking through the trees along Highway 14.

I am SO glad I didn't try to make it to work that day lol our whole town literally shut down at noon and the sheriff's offices across several counties started shutting down highways to all non emergency travel.

Based on a novel by Richard Peck called Don't Look and It Won't Hurt, Allison Anders's melodramatic coming - of - age tale Gas Food Lodging takes place in Laramie, NM, a small town right off the highway.

Harlan (Randy Spelling) is a musician who dreams of playing salsa music for a living; however, Latin music isn't a big thing in the small Wyoming town he's always called home, so he packs up his belongings and hits the highway for bright lights of Los Angeles, where his friend Caesar (Matt Cedeno) has promised him a spot on his couch and an audition with a band.

The turbo four pulls the Cruze nicely, peppy around town and decent on the highway, but in two tankfuls of mostly highway driving, I couldn't muster 30 mpg in this Chevy.

Volvo plans to take the Pilot Assist features a few steps further in 2017, when it will test a fleet of 100 XC90s with enough autonomy to allow drivers to not pay attention to the road when traveling on a roughly 50 - kilometer (31 mile) stretch of highway in the automaker's home town of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Not great in town but on the highway with the cruse set at 65mph, it get 25 + mpg.

Fans of frequent shifting won't love the GT500 — you could easily survive using just two of this Mustang's gears: first gear for around town, second for highway.

The twin - turbo V - 8 is not the most tractable powertrain for stop - and - go, around - town driving, but this car absolutely owns the freeway; wide, empty, off - camber sweepers that link one highway to another will make you want to turn around, repeat, and repeat again.

Indeed, I still love the aging 300C (SRT8 or not) for cruising down the highway, for thundering around town, and for hurtling through the back - road twisties.

The turbocharged four - cylinder is lively and peppy — especially around town — but the Cruze is not nearly as refined as the Ford Focus, nor does it feel as planted as the Focus, the 3, or the Elantra on the highway.

Of the Trailhawk's power, Hall says, «The engine wasn't really peppy on the highway, but around town it felt nimble.

JBL radio speakers are poor and there is not a setting that will pair volume with increased sound so in town at 40 mph your radio volume is set at 12 for volume and on the highway at 70 mph you need to turn the radio up to a setting of 28.

Long - Term Numbers Miles to date: 6,369 Miles since last report: N / A Average mpg (this report): 13.57 Test best tank (mpg): 17.06 (highway between 70 - 75 mph) Test worst tank (mpg): 12.06 (in - town driving)

My gas mileage around town is 13 - 14 mpg and on the highway about 17 - 18 mpg; however, my driving style does not place

I'm getting about 17 mpg in town, 22 + highway running empty if not better.

The gas mileage for driving in town is not great but the highway if no traffic is better.

Rolling around town or out poking along on the highway, you definitely get that «cut above» feel from the excellent ash - black leather seats, the superbly finished and quiet interior, and the compliant if not slightly sporting suspension.

Probably my biggest con is that it doesn't get as much good gas mileage as I would like, but I do most of my driving around town which lowers it compared to highway driving.

bought it new, so far 85,000 miles not one major problem, it is a little noisy on the highway, tire noise, great in town, one of the best cars I ever owned.

I average 30 mpg in town and around 40 on the highway, only problem is the trunk lock (inside the car no longer works, can release it and open it from outside but Honda had a lock so you could not release the trunk from inside and it does not work, stuck otherwise no problems in 85,000 miles, pretty good now days!