Sentences with phrase «public hearing»

She said she will work with the planning commission to rewrite its own rules to give the council power to require the commission to hold public hearings on planning proposals.

The island's senate is still holding public hearings on the bill.

This can be done at public hearings held to inform the community about programs that plan to locate in your area.

The agency will also hold public hearings in affected communities in the coming weeks.

In response, the public has submitted more than 400,000 comments, and nearly 15,000 people have attended public hearings for the facilities.

He also pledged to lead a series of public hearings on the issue around the state in 2008.

The state also is required to hold public hearings before any final decision.

Under proposed legislation reviewed at public hearing last week, convenience stores within 1,000 feet of a school or playground would not be allowed to sell cigarettes, and store advertising would be restricted.

They seek to exploit any loophole they can find, stacking public hearings with bodies to ensure that delays kill good projects.

After holding the first public hearing dedicated solely to this issue and hearing testimony from every side of the justice system I knew this was something that needed to happen immediately.

More than 10,000 people have attended public hearings so far, on top of the more than 120,000 comments submitted calling for extensive environmental review of these projects.

The cost of conducting public hearings can not be included in the fees.

These decisions were made after public hearings which included submissions by community legal clinics on behalf of their clients and on behalf of injured worker organizations.

He was well known for his series of public hearings into the management practices of nursing homes in the state.

The new oil port proposals are under study and public hearing process and being challenged by a coalition of environmental and health groups.

More than 60 residents attended a recent public hearing where a feasibility study on an indoor pool was discussed.

It was also the first of two required public hearings on the plans.

But the group takes issue with the decision by the board to suspend the cap without public hearings.

So far, the advisory council has four concepts for the park and plans to hold more public hearings before the final decision is made.

Without extensive public hearings over months, not days, the state invites corruption.

The rally was timed to coincide with a legislative public hearing on the casino bill.

Twelve days of public hearings across the province heard from more than 200 organizations and individuals, and more than 300 written submissions were received.

She believes the tens of thousands of comments from public hearings late last year led to the decision to go ahead with a health impact review.

It is the fourth and final public hearing on the controversial topic.

Now, there is a new code in the works with a final version slated to be ready for public hearings late this year.

It also requires several public hearings on the standards.

The governor says his mandate relief panel will hold public hearings around the state, and asked the legislature for an up or down vote on the panel's ultimate recommendations.

With the exception of activities prescribed by regulation, all resource consent applications are subject to a full public hearing if requested.

At a recent public hearing on the issue, he shared his struggles with conversion therapy and its impact on his family.

The comments came during a nearly a nearly five hour public hearing in which union leaders and other proponents of the wage hike argued it was desperately needed by struggling workers.

A final report was released two years later following extensive research including public hearings, webinars, live events and a national summit.

We also urge those in affected communities to attend upcoming public hearing to provide testimony against new offshore drilling in our oceans!

The next step is to hold a full public hearing on the entire project.

A series of public hearings led up to the vote.

And I just can't understand why the state board did not require public hearings so everyone in the community can be informed about the choices available.

A 90 - day public comment and public hearing period will take place before a final rule is formed and adopted.

But at a real public hearing, the public is heard.

No one asked for it during the commission's preliminary public hearings last year.

This last hearing is expected to reflect the sentiment at previous public hearings — people don't want to live at risk of contamination from heavy metals like arsenic, mercury and lead.

They seek to exploit any loophole they can find, stacking public hearings with bodies to ensure that delays kill good projects.

Some residents said the project was approved without proper public hearings.

It needs public hearings and separate votes, so legislators have to say exactly where they stand on this critical issue.

The commission has held two public hearings already, and to this point no witness has suggested the need to amend the state constitution to set up a public financing system.

Also, this current public hearing has not yet closed.