Sentences with phrase «public review process»

In addition, curriculum in normal public schools has to pass a lengthy public review process and a public vote by a publicly elected school board.
The vote isn't final — the full community board will hear the proposal March 9, after which Borough President Marty Markowitz, the City Planning Commission and the City Council will all have a say — but it is the first public rejection of the project, which entered an eight - month public review process in early January.
At a City Hall press conference on February 14, the Mayor and Speaker said they had agreed to a single public review process for four proposed sites in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens, which would collectively house about 5,000 detainees.
Whether Peer or Public, Review Still Needed I'm sure there are a good many people who will take issue with the part after that last comma, and considering that it was so - called «grey literature» that has most recently created a quasi-scandal certainly some sort of public review process needs to be in place, but the essence holds true.
«Any proposed waste - to - energy project would undergo an extensive environmental and public review process by the Siting Board designed to deny any project that is not protective of public health and the environment,» he said.
In forming its view, the ACCC conducted an extensive public review process which involved consultation with grain growers, industry bodies and competitors about the likely effect of the proposed transaction on competition.
On Wednesday, de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson revealed a plan that involves a single public review process for four proposed sites in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens.
The Coalition will be expressing the view that the government's employment standards review process is inadequate to consider and address the broad range of deficiencies workers and their advocates have experienced in the legislation, and the system of minimum standards enforcement, and that there should be a comprehensive public review process instead.
«I look forward to offering testimony as part of [the task force's] public review process and for my constituents to do likewise in order to end with a map that truly represents the unique character of northeast Queens.»
«The proposed new rules, now going through a full public review process, are intended to protect the gardens when the current temporary agreement ends on September 17th, and they are a benefit to community gardeners, community gardens, and all New Yorkers who value them,» Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe said in a statement.
The Queens Borough Board's evaluation of the proposed amendments is part of a six - month citywide public review process that began in late September as mandated by the City Charter, and includes separate reviews by Community Boards and Borough Presidents, as well as by the City Planning Commission around mid-December.
As Silverman reported, a source close to the negotiations said Quinn was ready to act on this months ago but advocates pushed for a thorough public review process.
«Since we first heard about these proposed mega-developments,» said Chin, «Borough President Brewer and I have made our demands clear: we need a real, transparent public review process.
Environmental and government watchdog groups were outraged that a decision was made not only to steer money from a water treatment fund to help offset the construction of a bridge, but that the decision occurred outside of the normal public review process.
The plans still have to go through the formal public review process and receive approval from the City Council.
Kruger (D - Brooklyn) sent former Deputy Mayor Robert Lieber a scathing letter in January 2008 threatening to sue the city because it wanted to begin the mandatory public review process on the dealership's portion of the project, without FCR's part.
CHELSEA — The City Planning Commission set the stage Monday for the a seven - month - long public review process for the controversial Chelsea Market expansion project, which is expected to pit pro-business supporters and neighborhood opposition groups.
If the rezoning moves forward, it would need to undergo yet another lengthy public review process.
But Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, who is among the city's most vocal critics, said the report raises «crucial environmental and public health related questions for New Yorkers» and called for a more comprehensive public review process, including public hearings in the city.
Mass Audubon has participated in the public review process mainly for woody biomass.
And he said the garbage burning plant is being reviewed by a state siting board, and will «undergo an extensive environmental and public review process».
But a spokesman from the Department of Sanitation said, «The facility is specifically designed to ensure that there will be no trucks queuing on the street,» adding that the site passed the public review process in 2006.
The proposals have already undergone the public review process by the Community Boards in Queens.
If the 1961 law were found to be invalid, the development might fall into a category called a major concession — defined by the Department of City Planning as any privately run enterprise bigger than 15,000 square feet sited on public land — and thus subject to another public review process.
The alternative is not included in the city's current application, but self - storage supporter are planning on pushing for its inclusion through the public review process.
As the Department of City Planning testified, we believe that the pre-certification process provides value to applicants, to decision makers in the public review process and to the public.
Doing so without a public review process would fly in the face of the very principle behind our public parks, which is space designated for public access and equity.
Elected officials and residents alike said Sunday they wanted the university to include more public programs for neighborhood youth and promise to submit any future projects at Baker Field to a public review process.
Although Community Board 7, City Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito and State Senator Bill Perkins have all recommended the project go through a public review process, which would include an environmental review, the City Planning Commission approved the project in March and determined a public review process was unnecessary.
Each year, the DOE five - year Capital Plan is meant to be included in the mayor's executive budget, updated in the November financial plan, and then amended through a public review process for inclusion in the next budget.
The non-binding community board vote to approve the project came on the heels of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) setting in motion the public review process, known as the Uniform Land - Use Review Procedure (ULURP), on January 29 by officially obtaining permission to move forward with the initial project design and chosen developer, RAL Companies & Affiliates LLC.
On Wednesday, city officials announced an agreement to start a public review process of proposed sites for smaller jails in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens.
Stefanski said the survey findings can help inform the environmental impact statement NOAA is preparing as part of its public review process for the proposed sanctuary expansion.
«It's been a little bit hard to see into the process,» said Juska, who submitted a comment during the public review process in 2008.
Recently, Gov. Haslam and the State Board of Education announced a public review process in which all Tennesseans will have an opportunity to provide input on our ELA and math standards.
This «general, large - scale development» plan required approval from the Department of City Planning and was subject to a public review process.
Critical comments by guest contributor Lynne Carter (Co-Director, Adaptation Network) on the draft U.S. Fourth Climate Action Report, submitted to the State Department as part of the public review process, offer one good example of the kind of input that... Continue reading →
The feedback from the public review process was carefully reviewed and considered by the committee before the standard was finalized.
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