Not exact matches
Blair Horner, the director
of NYPIRG, said the volume
of donations was so high last year because Mr. Cuomo was facing reelection, as well as an expected battle
over the expiration
of rent stabilization and the 421a tax
abatement this year.
Leaders
of the Real Estate Board
of New York are quietly expressing frustration at the perceived failure
of the senate GOP to represent the interests
of landlords and developers in this summer's fight
over the 421a tax
abatement.
The conflict between the City
of Syracuse and Onondaga County
over tax
abatements for the development
of the Inner Harbor
of the city has raised questions about the working relationship between the mayor and the county executive.
Rubin, who will soon take
over as the state's director
of operations, said the latest proposal to revive the tax
abatement — now officially dubbed Affordable New York — mostly springs from the legislation passed in June 2015.
Also falling off the negotiating table in recent days has been the re-approval
of the expired 421a tax
abatement amid disagreement
over a prevailing wage component in the measure.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo meanwhile blamed three key issues: A dispute
over post-release supervision as part
of raising the age
of criminal responsibility, funding for charter schools and a real - estate tax
abatement.
The 421a
abatement expired at the beginning
of the year after Cuomo and the Legislature kicked
over the details
of the extension to construction labor unions and real - estate developers, who failed to reach a long - term agreement on a prevailing wage.
to Patchett at the end
of the 2015 session, Spinola added that he had been unable to reach Patchett to update him on negotiations with Gary LaBarbera, president
of the Building and Construction Trades Council
of Greater New York, presumably
over the 421 - a tax
abatement that was set to expire shortly.
In his response to Patchett at the end
of the 2015 session, Spinola added that he had been unable to reach Patchett to update him on negotiations with Gary LaBarbera, president
of the Building and Construction Trades Council
of Greater New York, presumably
over the 421 - a tax
abatement that was set to expire shortly.
The debate
over the
abatement has been a source
of consternation for both Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who's version
of the renewal plan includes an expansion
of affordable housing, but not the
abatement.
The de Blasio program has tripped up
over local resistance to new construction and the expiration
of the 421a tax credit for developers, an
abatement experts agree was crucial to making the mayor's plan workable.
In finding Murnane to be a responsible bidder for the Schenectady project, DOT cited Murnane's «history
of building public projects successfully
over a long period
of time,» the lack
of asbestos
abatement work involved («unlike the OGS project»), and the company's intent to «self - perform much
of the work.»
Over time, the city recovered and legislators repeatedly tinkered with the program, requiring developers in certain parts
of the city to subsidize 20 percent
of their units for low - and moderate - income New Yorkers in return for the tax
abatement.
-- almost 40 %
of abatement could be accheived at negative marginal cost and generate positive economic returns
over their lifecycle.
Prior to joining the Paulson Institute, Kevin was the director
of the China Buildings Program with the Energy Foundation for
over five years, managing a grant portfolio
of building energy efficiency, green buildings, appliance energy efficiency, and non-CO2 emissions
abatement.
The emissions price must also rise at roughly the rate
of interest (about five percent)
over time (to equate the discounted marginal
abatement costs at different points in time).
In turn, this means that essentially all
of the extra 1.6 Gt
of abatement required
over Phase 4
of the EU - ETS under our Paris - compliant scenario would have to come from reduced coal - fired output.
Nonetheless, from today's vantage point we think that with significant levels
of fuel switching likely required to plug the supply gap created by the impact
of the MSR from 2019 onwards, a range
of $ 20 - 30 / t seems a reasonable estimate
of where EUA prices will have to go
over 2019 - 21 to effect the
abatement necessary to clear the EU carbon market
over 2019 - 21.
In particular, depending mainly on (i) exactly how much
abatement might be required
over 2019 - 23, (ii) the amount and availability
of combined - cycle gas - turbine (CCGT) generation capacity with the required efficiency levels, and (iii) the evolution
of commodity prices between now and 2021, the carbon price required to plug the supply gap could be lower or higher than the levels we have imputed from our modelling
of the supply - demand dynamics in the EU - ETS
over 2019 - 23, and the fuel - switching price levels implied by current forward curves.
On this theory, we can expect a gradual, generational
abatement of controversy
over matters like climate change and evolution.
«This study showed that couples» newlywed marriages and changes in their union
over the first two years foreshadow their long - term marital fate after thirteen years... disillusionment — as reflected in an
abatement of love, a decline in overt affection, a lessening
of the conviction that one's spouse is responsive, and an increase in ambivalence — distinguishes couples headed for divorce from those who establish a stable marital bond.»
Considering the drop in values
over the past several years in this area, the required repairs for mold
abatement and the general neglect
of a property that had been vacant for well
over a year the value had dropped to less then 50 %
of the existing VA loan.