Sentences with phrase «opposed by residents»

The march, which was to take place in ethnically diverse Tower Hamlets, had been opposed by residents who petitioned police.

But board members and park district staff defend the tax vote and the force by saying there were numerous meetings prior to the vote and that the tax was not opposed by residents.

Not exact matches

Asked whether he thought some residents would oppose the idea, he told Premier: «I think that whilst there is a resistance recognised by all policy makers about imposing extra taxes on people, I have a funny feeling that all of us have our consciences touched by seeing the huddled form of homeless people on the streets.

That agreement, to annex a proposed two - lot subdivision at 22 W 540 Ahlstrand Rd. when it becomes contiguous with village borders, was strongly opposed by surrounding residents, who feared splitting that lot into two small, single - family lots would destroy the character of their neighborhood.

Last week, Park District commissioners also got an earful from 17 residents opposed to plans by the Park District to forcibly annex their properties.

One resident submitted a petition signed by 318 residents who oppose a proposed ice rink.

The decision was praised by residents and even some Park District Board members who opposed the project and argued the board never discussed the project in public.

Despite such ammunition, and a petition signed by 400 residents opposed to the site, the Park District Board OKd the project at a June meeting.

In 1991, a $ 4.9 million proposal to replace existing playing fields with 10 new ones, and install concession stands and lights for nighttime play, was vehemently opposed by nearby residents.

The district agreed to do that to settle a lawsuit by Protect Our Parks, a vociferous group of neighborhood residents opposed to the field.

Critics of the Park District, who opposed the fitness center because they did not want to see taxes increased for a center that residents would have to pay to join, were heartened by that answer.

Westchester residents who oppose this settlement must demand that their local elected officials contest each and every step by the County and its federal monitor to implement an oppressive and intrusive experiment in social engineering, which likely conflicts with our NY State Constitution and which may very well violate the United States Constitution.

-- Espinal stands with Bushwick residents in fight against rezoning application, by POLITICO New York's Janaki Chadha: City Council Member Rafael Espinal joined Bushwick residents Thursday in opposing a private rezoning application that would allow increased residential development on manufacturing lots in the neighborhood, including the construction of two nine - story buildings.

Middletown NY: On Saturday, January 17th at 3:00 PM At the intersection of route 17M and route 6, residents along with the Ramapough Lenape Tribe, and community & environmental advocates will hold a vigil to oppose the development of a 650 MW Gas Power Plant proposed by Competitive Power Ventures.

That plant, whose construction is nearly complete, has been controversial and opposed by many local residents, environmental groups and public officials.

Plans for a casino in the Town of Tyre — if approved by the state — are moving forward after a Seneca County Justice dismissed a petition from residents opposed to the project.

The Crestwood storage project on Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region has been bitterly opposed by environmental groups and some residents who say it could have adverse impact on the water.

The move is opposed by Republican Rep. Chris Collins, who believes the new water levels will harm residents who live Orleans, Wayne and Niagara counties, with concerns centering around damaging shorelines and existing fortifications.

He said that the board, «vehemently opposes any plan that closes the Phoenicia elementary school and robs our residents and their children of convenient localized education opportunities for their younger children, disregards the needs of the local economy and businessmen and residents that assist with, sponsor and pay for school programs...» The resolution listed how the school acts as a community center including athletic, educational, social programs during the evenings, weekends and summer that are sponsored by the town.

BY JOEL GROSSBARTH A lawsuit filed by residents opposing a commercial land development project along Route 202 in Haverstraw has successfully challenged a finding by the Town Planning BoarBY JOEL GROSSBARTH A lawsuit filed by residents opposing a commercial land development project along Route 202 in Haverstraw has successfully challenged a finding by the Town Planning Boarby residents opposing a commercial land development project along Route 202 in Haverstraw has successfully challenged a finding by the Town Planning Boarby the Town Planning Board.

Attorney General Cuomo said he favored building the mosque, which polls show is opposed by most city residents, including many who say it would be an insult to 9/11 victims.

EAST HARLEM — Christine Quinn went on the attack against her competition during a campaign address Monday morning, saying that other mayoral hopefuls «pander to residents of the Upper East Side» by opposing the controversial marine transfer station.

Another time, Senator Bill Larkin and then Senator Joe Holland of Rockland County teamed up to paint a campaign contribution by an Assembly colleague as «proof» that I opposed the building of the Northeast Center for Special Care (I supported it then and have advocated on behalf of the center, it's patients, residents and staff many times since).

However, residents from communities along the LIRR's right of way turned out by the hundreds to oppose the project, which would have required the railroad to build on about 80 private properties.

They also oppose a bid by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, with 43 percent of residents saying they do not want her to run in 2020.

However, Quinn's use of the term «environmental racism» was slammed by Pledge 2 Protect, a lobbying group that opposes the garbage station, which argued that it would unfairly burden the Upper East Side's diverse residents.

Rosenthal said she's stood by Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito in her efforts to fund legal representation for targeted undocumented residents upon the moment of their arrest, as opposed to after they're detained.

The shelters were opposed by many in the community, including community residents, City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, Borough President Scott Stringer and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, who vowed at a public meeting in January and subsequent discussions that they were working to make sure the five year contract did not move forward.

Save East Greenbush, the resident group opposed to the casino on Thompson Hill Road, says the developers» presentation was filled with «lies by omission:» no mention of the pending lawsuit, controversial siting next to a Girl Scout Camp and high school, nothing about recent issues regarding Town Board support.

The new designs «would allow residents to climb above the tsunami, as opposed to outrunning it by moving inland,» she explained.

But the move was fiercely opposed by some officials and residents in neighbouring counties who are still angry about the government's creation of the nearby Grand Staircase - Escalante monument in 1996.

A bill also would require online dating sites to notify New Jersey residents whether they do background checks, a proposal opposed by Internet companies such as Yahoo!, AOL, eHarmony and Match.com.

A fall 2010 poll by Tulane University's Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives found that 60 percent of New Orleans residents opposed returning the schools to the OPSB.

A poll in late autumn 2010 by Tulane University's Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives found that 60 percent of New Orleans residents opposed returning the schools to OPSB.

The Milton school district was sued in 1990 by a resident who opposed the use of the term «Redmen» for the local high school.

That same year, Mr. Kayser opposed a redistricting plan drafted by a citizens» commission that would have resulted in a greater number of Latino residents in his district.

If Direct Action Everywhere were headquartered in Norfolk, VA, where the local residents live in fear that PETA employees may steal and kill their beloved companion animals, would Direct Action Everywhere support a resolution by the city council to oppose PETA's killing of dogs (and cats and rabbits and many others) as it supported a resolution by the Berkeley City Council to oppose the killing of dogs in Yulin?

Complications involving the drift arctic sea ice — precisely the sort of complications that makes such an operation so treacherous in the first place, and so opposed by environmentalists and local residents — forced the operation to cease mere hours after it had gotten underway.

The New Democrats, led by Carol James, fiercely opposed the carbon tax, arguing that it especially hurt rural residents.

«This solar bill retains the industry infrastructure necessary for New Jersey to meet its renewable goals and ensure a cleaner air environment for New Jersey citizens, improving our air quality by reducing emissions in New Jersey, as opposed to meeting our goals with less expensive out of state renewable credits that improve air quality in other states where New Jersey residents don't directly benefit,» said James Spano, President of the New Jersey Grid Supply Association (NJSGSA) and Vice President of MSEIA.

His plan was opposed by the local council, residents and conservation authorities because the first two holes will be built over an environmentally sensitive stretch of sand dunes.

While there's no real question that the water was contaminated, it's not yet clear whether Flint residents will be able to prove their illnesses were caused by the water, as opposed to other factors.

Alan was spokesperson for the Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion (BROKE) and one of five protesters named in an injunction lawsuit launched by Kinder Morgan.

Further muddying the waters, is the General Data Protection Regulation, in force in summer 2018 across the EU's member states, which will effectively establish a right to privacy (as opposed to the right to «private life»), with extra territorial effect: countries which exchange data with EU residents must abide by its fundamental principles, in line with the CJEU's guidance as to the proportionate approach to be taken by our societies in relation to our increasing data production.

The development of the gun range was successfully opposed by nearby residents before the development appeal board.