Sentences with phrase «question whether the district»

The petitions urge the park district to ask taxpayers in a March 19 referendum question whether the district should kick in about $ 3 million from a 20 - year bond issue to help buy the land.

Now, some of the teachers who put together the charter school plan abandoned by the Board have expressed their disappointment with the decision, questioning whether the District's efforts will go far enough.

Not exact matches

Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco said California drivers could sue as a group on the question of whether they are employees or contractors, and over their demand for payment of tips that were not passed on to them.

In the ruling on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco said California drivers could sue as a group on the question of whether they are employees or contractors, and over their demand for payment of tips that were not passed on to them.

District Director Of Florida EPA Questioned Whether Building A Pipeline Would Change The Health Of St. Johns River, Claiming The Creek Already Acts As A Pipeline.

Gurnee Park District actions this year made Eileen Fiddyment and others angry enough to circulate petitions to get a referendum question on the November ballot that will ask voters whether the district should be diDistrict actions this year made Eileen Fiddyment and others angry enough to circulate petitions to get a referendum question on the November ballot that will ask voters whether the district should be didistrict should be dissolved.

Rick Tarulis, the Park District attorney, said another office of Chicago Title & Trust Co. «came up with different answers,» questioning whether the school district owns every parcel of the 11.District attorney, said another office of Chicago Title & Trust Co. «came up with different answers,» questioning whether the school district owns every parcel of the 11.district owns every parcel of the 11.5 acres.

But the April 3 ballot measure asking voters to pay for the last 12 - acre parcel of the Dole estate and its 150 - year - old Italianate house has some residents questioning whether the Crystal Lake Park District belongs in the historic preservation business.

Soto also questioned whether opening a village - owned golf course will reduce revenues at White Pines Golf Course, a Park District facility that subsidizes the Bensenville Water Park and other family - oriented park programs.

And it questions whether the Park District has had any discussions on how to pay for yearly operations and upkeep of the proposed $ 27.2 million project.

The proposed referendum question would be advisory only and ask voters whether up to $ 300,000 should be transferred from village coffers to the Park District each year for the next 15 years to help pay for a pool.

Glen Ellyn — As the Park District prepares for a Jan. 9 hearing on its plans to join Central DuPage Health Systems in building a $ 10 million - to - $ 12 million fitness and wellness center, a small group of residents is questioning whether a public body should be involved in a for - profit venture.

The first question asks whether the district should issue $ 8 million in general obligation bonds to purchase the parcel at 1st Avenue and Three Oaks Road, improve it and build a family aquatic center, which could accommodate 850 to 1,000 swimmers.

The three referendum questions proposed by the district would ask voters whether the district should build a $ 4.5 million swimming facility; whether the district should buy land to the east of Newton Park for expansion; and whether a task force should be formed to study the need, best location and financial alternatives of a new pool facility.

In planning its budgets, the park district does not keep count on how many children attend its free after - school activities, raising questions about whether tax money is spent efficiently.

Mike Salazar, a resident who also is running for the Park District Board, questioned whether a recreational facility is needed at all.

That will be one of the questions before the Arlington Heights Park District Tuesday as commissioners consider whether to approve removing two tennis courts at Olympic Park to build a skate park.

Village President Rick Zirk is considering a referendum question, possibly for November, asking voters whether they want the village to continue to spend money on recreation or whether a separate park district should be created.

But the question is not so much whether the city needs hundreds of new boat slips in the basin as whether the Park District should be making the basin a marina at all.

The question is whether the district is willing to do right by our middle and high school students as well.

Schools can serve healthy lunches, but whether kids will eat them is a question that has been asked often since the 2012 - 13 school year, when districts across the United States raised the nutritional quality of meals to meet updated national standards.

The pact doesn't resolve a longtime dispute between District 54 officials and officials of the Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg Park Districts over whether the cost of renovating playgrounds used primarily by schoolchildren should be shared or paid solely by the park district in qDistrict 54 officials and officials of the Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg Park Districts over whether the cost of renovating playgrounds used primarily by schoolchildren should be shared or paid solely by the park district in qdistrict in question.

Apparently Bruske's blog post was picked up by The Washington Post yesterday and some hard questions are now being asked about whether the DC school district has been aggressive enough in monitoring the rebate issue.

Bruske questioned whether the volume discounts and rebates (called «kickbacks» by some) offered by these manufacturers to food service management companies (FSMCs) like Aramark, Sodexo and Chartwells are being passed on — as required by federal law — to the school districts.

Chris Gibson needs to stop dodging questions and let the people of the 20th District know whether he stands with Main Street or Wall Street.»

It's interesting that Crowley chose to register this committee (although she's hardly the only district leader to do so), because there's some question as to whether party official elections will take place at all this year, thanks to the chaos caused by redistricting.

Other question topics included how Cuomo's love of cars and motorcycles affects his actions on mass transit, the ongoing investigations of Mayor de Blasio's fundraising efforts in the 2014 senate elections and whether Cuomo has been questioned in those investigations, current legislative efforts at retroactively extending the statute of limitations in child sex abuse cases, the developing troubles of Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota and whether Cuomo will act to remove Spota, the likelihood of «ethics reform» passing in this legislative session, the timing of an inspector general's report on the 2015 Dannemora prison escape and Cuomo's planned trip to Italy.

Ulrich, a 32 - year - old Republican who represents a district in Southern Queens and has been filming a prospective reality television series about his potential run, didn't answer the question of whether he actually will run against de Blasio, telling WNYC's Brian Lehrer he'll make that decision in «a couple of weeks.»

In a move that may raise more questions about whether Republican State Sen. Tom Croci will seek re-election, his district director Eric Hofmeister is resigning to work for Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone as a deputy public works commissioner, according to state and county sources.

Questions abound as to whether he ever lived in the Bronx district he was elected to represent rather than in a separate house in tony Mamaroneck.

Whether the endorsement will help Sikora in the district is an open question.

Questions during the off - topic portion of the press conference included his opinion of the expected Democratic candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election and whether he'll campaign for Gentile, the prospect of Department of Homeland Security losing funding, religious organizations renting City school facilities for prayer / worship services and the related lawsuit, a NY Post report criticizing a newly - created NYPD training program, reported terror threats against shopping malls, the absence of a Lunar New Year message from the mayor and his non-attendance at the Lunar New Year parade, his reaction to Governor Cuomo's comment that their relationship will be «the best relationship between a mayor and governor in modern political history,» his scheduled trip to Albany on Wednesday and delays in federal funding of Sandy rebuilding.

The executive order enables the attorney general to step in and supercede county district attorneys in cases where police kill an unarmed civilian or in cases where there are questions about whether the civilian who was killed was armed or dangerous.

Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson questioned whether the Attorney General's office «has the necessary resources» to handle the «intricate investigations» of police killing cases.

Two developers who serve on the Buffalo School Board have questioned whether LPCiminelli overcharged the district to manage a massive schools reconstruction program, yet neither the attorney general or comptroller can bring themselves to look into the matter.

Stakeholder groups questioned whether there would be any demand from districts for an additional test, given the heated opposition to standardized testing, especially in some areas.

Off topic question topics included whether the mayor and his wife have smoked marijuana inside Gracie Mansion, a Daily News call for the mayor to «accept responsibility for inflaming the police», whether the mayor believes he should apologize for comments on the police, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction ending.

ALBANY — New Yorkers have overwhelmingly defeated a ballot question asking whether the state should hold a constitutional convention, with only 19 percent voting yes, based on results from nearly half the state's election districts.

Questions during the off topic portion of the press Q&A included the NYPD's proposed expansion of it's use of tasers, a fine levied by the Campaign Finance Board against de Blasio ally and pro-carriage horse ban advocate NYCLASS, de Blasio's recent comments on the City's long drop in crime being attributable to former mayor David Dinkins and former city council speaker Peter Vallone Sr., a city council proposal to allow filing in City Council district offices of NYPD - related complaints with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the proposed bill which would ban carriage horses and resulting loss of jobs, an attempt by a staff member of the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor to goad the mayor into agreeing to appear on that show, a possible tax on non-resident apartment owners, the mayor's planned meeting tonight with Jewish community leaders in Crown Heights and whether the mayor has concerns about the «secrecy» of the NYPD's disciplinary process.

Following his own statement and statements from several supporters, Espaillat answered questions from the press, including whether he believes that Charles Rangel has willfully neglected small business owners, how does he reconcile his criticisms with the reality that many local residents decried the lack of shopping and services before this «big - box» mall existed, whether his «40/40/20» housing formula, in place of the common «80/20», is a state or federal issue and his view of Congressman Rangel's argument that Rangel's experience allows him to more productively represent the district.

We look at the 13th Congressional District primary - related portions of the press conference, including my question to Mayor de Blasio of whether he plans to endorse a candidate in the race: We spoke separately, and exclusively, with Congressman Rangel and Senator Espaillat.

Schneiderman's directive instructs the district attorneys to investigate when an unarmed civilian dies at the hands of law enforcement or when there's a «significant question raised» as to whether that was the case, as each D.A. determines is «appropriate under the circumstances until such time as you are directed otherwise in writing by the Special Prosecutor.»

But in his district, where the 81 - year - old, 21 - term congressman heads into a June primary looking increasingly vulnerable, the question of whether his fund - raising efforts have crossed the line is joined by another: Has he simply stayed too long?

If they get it passed in Albany, the question of whether to create the district would be put to the county's voters.

The limitation in the executive order has raised questions among some district attorneys and others about whether the governor's order should have been written to give Schneiderman broader authority to intervene in any case where police use deadly force, whether or not someone dies.

A revealing detail in the process of jury selection before Silver's trial Monday was a question Judge Valerie Caproni posed to Manhattan residents: Do you know whether Mr. Silver represents your district?

Some New Rochelle residents have raised questions about the nature of the mayoral position in New Rochelle and whether Bramson is a woefully underpaid full - time City employee or a significantly overpaid part - time government spokesperson who doubles as official cheerleader for economic development for New Rochelle's downtown business district.

Off topic questions included: the ISIS in Iraq and potential threats to New York, his hair color in a World Cup themed picture, the City's negotiations with CW Capital concerning Stuyvesant Town, whether he concerned that religion - affiliated CBO's pre-K programs will involve some religious instruction or indoctrination, the Rent Guidelines Board and a possible rent increase, rating his administration on it's FOIL responsiveness, whether subway dancers are a «sign of urban decay», whether he is contemplating a special district for failing schools and whether there is symbolism is seeking to bring the Democratic National Convention to Brooklyn rather than Manhattan and whether he has coordinated that effort with Hillary Clinton.

District attorneys around New York are still trying to clarify a recent executive order from Cuomo that appoints the state attorney general as a special prosecutor in cases where unarmed suspects are killed by police, or when there is a question about whether a suspect was armed or not.

In January, Majority Leader John Flanagan questioned whether the state monitor at the district should have veto authority over the board's actions.