Sentences with phrase «of citizen input»

In low income communities and communities of color, we have not always valued the power of citizen input and the capacities within communities to coalesce around their children.

What's at risk here: the quality of our «Millennium Park of Nature» or the dismissal of citizen input in important planning decisions?

Not exact matches

Take, for example, the common contention that Hitler acted coercively when he placed Jews in concentration camps or the claim that parents are acting coercively when they finally pick up their recalcitrant children and make them go to bed or the common contention that a government is acting coercively when it refuses to give its citizens any input into the formulation of the laws by which they are governed.

«This is a starting point for the community,» said Don Gordon, chairman of the group, noting the plan will be brought before the Chicago Park District, city government, community organizations and citizens for further input.

Some residents are also upset about comments some members of the citizen - run Haas Park Advisory Council, which makes recommendations to the Park District based on community input, made at a meeting in June concerning the possibility of all - night basketball at the new park.

Cross-posted on K Street Cafe Congress does not lack for citizen input — every year, hundreds of millions of emails, faxes, letters and calls crashland on the Hill, and some congressional offices are so overwhelmed that they've basically stopped accepting electronic communications...

The government authorised an elected assembly that considered online input by citizens and produced a draft constitution over a period of just 3 to 4 months.

Congress does not lack for citizen input — every year, hundreds of millions of emails, faxes, letters and calls crashland on the Hill, and some congressional offices are so overwhelmed that they've basically stopped accepting electronic communications from constituents.

Federal agencies are less likely to receive blasts of comments on rules and regulations, and I've seen agency officials step back and reconsider an action when they're deluged with citizen messages (though of course, we've all also seen agencies ignore vast amounts of public input and do exactly the opposite what's asked).

Today, a few corridors down from the Commons fight on «Amendment 7» — that «meaningful vote» motion — we will attempt to input the public's voice into the debate, by launching the findings of the Citizens» Assembly.

A search for a new chief to lead the city of Albany's police force is underway following three community meetings seeking citizen input.

Neglecting these «output» and «input» aspects of legitimacy and giving priority instead to a euronationalist justification of a European sovereignty in the making could also turn out to be detrimental to individual freedoms: the illusion of homogeneity it would produce could incite European citizens to support policies sold by political leaders as being in the interest of the European «community» or «people», but actually only serving a tiny minority.

«Our proposed committee structure is bi-partisan, featuring three members from each caucus of the legislature; it would also incorporate input from private citizens to ensure its work is conducted at the highest standard»

When asked the role of the DEC in the public debate over the Plant Janeway said, «We are now in the point of the process where are soliciting input and comments from all citizens and concerned stakeholders and we've extended that comment period, and when the comment period closes we will take all those comments into consideration in making the decisions going forward.»

The draft budget presented at the routine annual town meeting held at Umar Musa Yar» Adua Hall, Murtala Square Kaduna, Saturday is part of measures designed to allow citizens of the State make their inputs in the budget after which the State Executive Council will approve the final estimate on Monday 9th October.

The local groups Bowery Babes, Friends of DeSalvio Playground, the Partnership for Parks and the Citizens Committee of NYC advocated for the renovation, holding a community input session there in June 2012.

This means using the tools of the Internet as means of allowing private citizens access and input into future exploration missions.

While their input often is valuable, most administrators realize these active citizens represent only a few of the many voices and views in their communities.

Therefore, there is a rating mechanism that allows other community beneficiaries of education, such as employers and senior citizens, to provide input to inform student / parent choices.

So with no public hearing, no input from parents, teachers, taxpayers or citizens, the Board of Education is scheduled to APPROVE — changing the structure of SAND Elementary and re-naming it «Capital Prepatory School II» and then giving both «SAND Elementary and Capital Prepatory» to a new «non-profit management organization (Perry's company) and via a Memorandum of Understanding.

By allowing Adamowski to overrule local officials and the input of local citizens, Senators Williams and Stillman risk suffering significant political fallout since they voted for Malloy's education reform bill but then failed to ensure that the new law was properly implemented in their districts.

Every year, Project Tomorrow — an education nonprofit dedicated to «ensuring that today's students are well prepared to be tomorrow's innovators, leaders and engaged citizens of the world» — conducts a survey of students and stakeholders designed to gather input and opinions on education, technology and 21st Century skills.

Citizens were also afforded the opportunity to provide feedback online, with the current round of online input on the draft policy open until August 15th.

Currently showing Mayor Walsh's Twitter feed and upcoming events in Boston, the Soofa Sign displays will show a mix of municipal information, transit updates, advertising for businesses operating within a general proximity of the installed sign and citizens» input.

MAPAQ (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) is looking for input from Quebec citizens concerning new provincial regulations about the welfare of our companion animals.

a) Carefully designed public meetings that provide social spaces and incentives for a wider net of citizens to come together to learn, discuss, plan and provide meaningful input on policy measures, government initiatives, and private and non-profit sector planning.

A citizen advisory group is created to provide input in addition to the Economic and Environmental Justice Oversight panel regarding the development of project funding criteria and decisions.

Citizens» group Wallaceburg Area Wind Concerns (WAWC) has asked the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) to halt the Otter Creek application process until all the missing data is complete, to follow the REA process for public input, and to hold another public meeting to present this information to the community.

While (so far) President Obama hasn't personally responded to any of the letters sent by our students, the higher - ups in major companies like Wal - Mart and Hershey's have taken the time to write back thanking students for their input and applauding them for being engaged citizens.

Canada needs an open dialogue, with citizen input, on ethical questions and international standards surrounding lethal autonomous weapons, and how to build a framework for oversight in the use of AI.

The public will be asked to give input about the following: circumstances in which police services can ask a citizen for information, expected rights of any such citizen, how to enhance training and «accountability mechanisms».

However, it appears that the residents of Alberta will have a say on the provincial system as Alberta has indicated that it will be seeking the input of its citizens on issues such as minimum age, health and safety and where cannabis will be sold, among others.

«We also recognize that the process needs to be done in a transparent and orderly fashion and with input from a lot of people, including citizens, legislators and court officials.»