Sentences with phrase «of public improvement»

Special Assessments A tax charged on certain real estate for the benefit of public improvement.

We also drafted the documentation to create a special services district that would contract for the operation and maintenance of public improvements within the boundaries and administration of the special services district.

Not exact matches

To help determine whether it will result in a real improvement in the lives of garment workers or in business results, Levi's has enlisted Harvard's School of Public Health to rigorously measure and study the initiative.

The private sector has matched public funds dollar for dollar in 2017 to support the Historic Heart of Perth project, which aims to revitalise the east end precinct through public art and streetscape improvements.

The state government has invited the public to have a say on red tape reform through its #ShredTheRed campaign, while highlighting a number of efficiency improvements in the transport sector.

They believe too that a voluntary military and civilian national service program for young people would help alleviate the social disruption and teach important new skills and provide tutoring to disadvantaged students, help for the elderly, and improvements of public spaces such as parks and playgrounds.

«If smokers switch to electronic cigarettes or other products that can be shown to cut the risks to their health, this could lead to a big improvement in public health,» said Deborah Arnott, chief executive of U.K. health charity Action on Smoking and Health.

But those average scores actually hide impressive improvements, he adds, because of how low public opinion sank — particularly for Chrysler and GM, which both took government bailout money.

WESTERN Australia's economy continues to perform strongly, with the release of end of year results for 1999 - 2000 showing a substantial improvement on budget expectations.The budget bottom - line for the last financial year shows the total public sector ac

The state would also need to commit to major transit improvements as part of its proposal for Port Covington, both because easy access to public transit is on Amazon's wish list and because adding 50,000 jobs without improved transit could be a recipe for gridlock.

IGOPP will thus continue its mission in playing a significant role in the improvement of the governance of public and private organizations in Quebec and Canada.

Most of the year - over-year improvement in the deficit was due to higher revenues, up $ 7.5 billion and lower public debt charges (down $ 1.9 billion).

Of the $ 2.9 billion year - over-year improvement, budgetary revenues were up by $ 3.4 billion, public debt charges declined by $ 1.1 billion, while program expenses were up by $ 1.6 billion.

Harford County officials plan to postpone by a month a planned sale of bonds to finance two key public safety - related projects and other capital improvements.

Apple, as part of its response, on Tuesday announced improvements in its iWork suite at an event in Chicago, where school bells and announcements over a public address system directed press and more than 300 teachers into an auditorium at Lane Tech College Prep High School.

Over the course of the second and third quarters of 2009, our probability of a future liquidity event, including an initial public offering of our common stock, increased based on the improvements in market conditions, including the IPO market and the credit markets.

Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls, or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement, could harm our operating results, cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods or adversely affect the results of management evaluations and independent registered public accounting firm audits of our internal control over financial reporting that we will eventually be required to include in our periodic reports that will be filed with the SEC.

greater efforts to raise the standing of banks in the community (through, for example, improvements in prudential standards, customer services and openness with the public).

And, who knows, it may even include things like improved labour laws, improvements to public health care and education that actually mean it about the public part, requiring the Workers Compensation Board to get serious about the compensation part of its mandate and, yeah, an effort to get off the energy price rollercoaster.

That means there is less chance of a downgrade in the coming years, something the agency credited to improvements in public finances and the pickup in growth.

VANCOUVER — A New Democrat government will get Metro Vancouver commuters moving again by increasing the provincial share of capital funding for public transportation improvements to 40 percent, clearing the way to shorter commutes and thousands of new construction jobs over the next 10 years.

CCBE examined the impact of the «Comply or Explain» requirement on the diversity of Canada's largest public issuers and found that improvements in the representation of women on boards continues to improve slowly, but Comply or Explain doesn't appear to be a sufficient motivator on its own.

While we are encouraged by the recent progress on public transit expansion and improvement, we remain concerned that the strength of our families, businesses, and overall economy will be negatively impacted should dedication to meaningful, timely transit and transportation investments waver.

It appears that the extensive changes in the economy over the past decade — including a structural fall in the inflation rate, productivity - enhancing changes in the labour market, corporatisation and privatisation of public - sector enterprises and substantial falls in the barriers to international trade — have led to an improvement in Australia's underlying rate of productivity growth.

It comes as a new study shows nearly 80 per cent of the British public see no signs of improvement for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children who are at risk of serious issues such as neglect, poverty, bad health or homelessness.

I think most (I know not all) want to get off of public assistance and make their own money, but if they can't get a job, or can only get a minimum wage position, they can't make any improvements to their living conditions.

Health care for the poor, education in the inner city, job training for welfare mothers, discipline for criminally offending youths, improvement of community infrastructure and housing, nutrition for infants, drug treatment for recovering addicts» all of these things and more require the provision of public funds and are essential to the progress we seek.

Mention of that great saint brings to mind what he said about change: he sharply cautioned against changing law — any law — even when some improvement is possible, unless there is some «urgent necessity or substantial and obvious benefit», since «the mere fact of change in law itself can be adverse to the public welfare and lessen the restraining power of the law».

In broad outline, therefore, it appears that the ethical teaching given by the early church was pretty closely related to the general movement in Greco - Roman society towards the improvement of public morals as it was undertaken in the first century by various agencies.

All that said, Equal Liberty should be appreciated as an improvement on strict no - aid versions of church - state separation and welcomed as a powerful response to those who contend that our Constitution requires a naked public square or a civil society evacuated of religious argument and expression.

The Downtown DC Business Improvement District (BID) and District of Columbia Department of Public Works (DPW) also partnered in the event.

And when the millions of Americans struggling with poverty eat more fruits and vegetables, we see immediate improvements for families and farmers — and enormous long - term gains for public health, local economies and the environment.

Established in 2003, the foundation's primary focus has been the San Antonio River Improvements Project, one of the country's most exciting public works projects creating the longest linear urban park in the nation.

A deeper understanding of the relative risks associated with the various failures associated with the management and control of allergens will permit manufacturers to appropriately devote food safety resources where they can result in the greatest reduction in food allergen risk and recalls, and hence the largest improvement in public health.

The team filed a petition with the City of Boston Public Improvement Commission to change the name of Yawkey Way back to its original name, Jersey Street.

It says, «despite this tremendous overall improvement, maternal mortality continues to be a significant public health issue and commands an enormous amount of attention.»

The purpose of the Golf Advisory Committee is to make suggestions to the Board as to the improvement of the playability and operation of the golf courses and driving range including, but not limited to, rates, programs, maintenance, budget, physical plant, and public relations.

The Fox Valley Park District will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Eola Community Center (555 S. Eola Rd., Aurora) to discuss a grant application to the Illinois Department of Transportation for improvements to the Illinois Prairie Path — Aurora branch.

BMBFA's consultants have been outsourced by many agencies including; The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, The U.S. Office on Women's Health, The United States Breastfeeding Committee, Ramsey County W.I.C., All About Lactation, Delaware Department of Community Health and Social Services, Rush Medical Center, Louisville Department of Public Health and Wellness, Kentuckiana Lactation Improvement Coalition, Colorado WIC Program, Illinois Department of Health, United States Lactation Consultant Association, Saint Mary's Health Care, Michigan Department of Community Health and University of Minnesota.

The Lincoln Square Neighborhood Improvement Program (SSA # 21) funds public murals to improve the vibrancy and aesthetic appeal of our community.

Berley said that two permanent public improvements will be possible with the proposed trade off: aligning the intersection and establishing a recreational campus - like setting, with City Hall, Wood Dale Bank, the Park District facility and the water park all within walking distance of one another.

In February of 2008, Fox Valley Park District residents approved a $ 44.8 million referendum to fund improvements for local parks, trails and public facilities, acquire new land for additional recreation space, preserve Fox River shoreline areas and create additional venues for athletic fields, and numerous other goals.

So officials are asking the public to help by sponsoring improvements at different parts of the site.

We will now ask for Improvement Notices to be issued and made public for the many breaches of the regulations that have gone unpunished.

If approved, the project will require a number of variances, village approvals and public improvements, including extending the storm sewer system.

The Public Health Outcomes framework 2016: prioritises breastfeeding initiation and breastfeeding prevalence at 6 - 8 weeks as indicators of health improvement.

Only two years into the new meal improvements, the Harvard School of Public Health has already found that the new school food standards have significantly increased kids» fruit and vegetable consumption.

In response to written questions, a Chicago Public Schools spokesman said that recent food service improvements include the elimination of trans fats and deep - fat fryers; a universal breakfast program aimed at reaching more students; a sliced - fruit pilot program in 31 schools featuring produce from farms within 150 miles of Chicago; and an initiative to serve local, frozen vegetables.

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(Monday, 6 January 2014) The Association of Improvements in Maternity Services, Ireland (AIMS Ireland) has today welcomed the publication by the HSE of detailed statistics from Ireland's 19 public maternity units.