Sentences with phrase «residents opposed the move»

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A recent Elon University poll of residents in the finalist cities found that while relatively few residents outright oppose Amazon moving to their city, only 43 percent strongly supported such a move.

Residents also seemed opposed to less frequent garbage pickup (a move thought to encourage more waste diversion and reduce costs) in part due to disposable diapers.

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 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.

Mr. Faso, a thirty - plus - year - resident of Kinderhook, NY — Prof. Teachout moved to the district from New York City in January to run for the NY19 seat — strongly opposed the Obama Iran Nuclear Deal, saying that it gave billions of dollars to one one of the world's biggest sponsors of terrorism, virtually guarantees that Iran will get nuclear weapons, and poses an existential threat to the State of Israel.

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.

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.