Sentences with phrase «says city residents»

She also says city residents appreciate the focus on this issue.

Bob Dougherty, a former Syracuse councilor, said city residents should keep an open mind about consolidation, because the city faces annual budget deficits of roughly $ 10 million to $ 20 million a year.

The council said city residents would have been reimbursed the roughly $ 12 increase on their property taxes through a state refund program.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. said city residents outside Manhattan scoffed at Bloomberg's vaunted management skills.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and others have pressed to close the nearby Indian Point nuclear power plant, but the mayor said city residents get more than 8 percent of their electricity from the facility and lack a ready substitute.

Not exact matches

When we say the residents of this upscale Westmount neighbourhood are blessed, we're not just talking about their $ 590,000 average annual household income; this leafy enclave is tucked into the hill directly behind Montreal's spectacular St. Joseph's Oratory, giving them easy access to the divine and a sweeping view of the city as well.

Livingston, Chmielarz and McArthur, a resident of Ellicott City, Md., also worked together to steal databases containing the personal information of millions of Americans for use in spam campaigns, prosecutors said.

A defiant city council has called on residents to fight the move, saying Michigan is usurping their right to elect their leaders.

I think states and cities should not bend over backwards without knowing what it means,» said Plotch, before making an analogy to a Simpsons episode in which a traveling salesman convinces Springfield residents to construct a faulty and unnecessary monorail while basic city needs are ignored.

«Residents of Molokai don't like to be bullied,» Alan Arakawa, the mayor of the city and county of Maui, said.

Residents in many cities said they were concerned that Amazon's arrival would increase the cost of living and opposed offering special incentives to attract the company.

The company said it's aiming for a metropolitan area of at least 1 million residents, opening up, theoretically, a few dozen cities in the U.S., from New York to Tucson, Ariz., and a handful more in Canada.

«We've seen the enormous impact flooding can have on a city and its residents,» said Gudell.

And those views appear to feed the rural - urban divide: A 56 percent majority of rural residents says the federal government does more to help people living in and around large cities, while 37 percent feel they treat both urban and rural areas equally.

A New York City advocacy group for low - income and minority residents filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase Bank last fall for what it says are illegal and exploitative tactics that have cost the two named plaintiffs thousands of dollars in penalty fees it contends they shouldn't have had to pay.

«If the Mayor did have advance knowledge of changes at the Madison location as he has suggested, the city's residents deserve an explanation as to why no action was taken,» Fitzgerald said in the statement.

These are some of the problems facing Stockton and its residents, but the city's mayor, Michael Tubbs, says his city is far from unique.

Some critics say Denver's booming economy is leaving behind the city's most vulnerable residents, a trend they predict would accelerate if the city was chosen as the site of a new Amazon headquarters.

«As one of hundreds of cities currently vying for Amazon's HQ2, we believe it is in the best interest of Baltimore City and its residents to keep our competitive proposal confidential at this time,» Weller said in a statement.

At least four people were killed when Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked northeast Nigeria's biggest city, the emergency services said on Friday, as residents returned home.

Offering a range of natural landscapes to enjoy and explore and some of the most exciting and diverse cities in the country, it's no surprise that California residents say they'd rather be here than anywhere else.

In each of the two metros, 52 percent of the residents said they strongly support Amazon creating its second headquarters in the city, the highest among the 19 U.S. locations.

She says the residents «think somebody owes them something,» and complains that they spend money on expensive hairstyles, makeup and leather coats but won't pay a token fee to send their children to a weeklong summer camp program her church runs for the benefit of inner - city youngsters.

That's a full 13 percentage points higher than the second - ranked city — Montgomery, Alabama — where 64 percent of residents say they are very religious.

This piece of history could have been lost forever, but through the efforts of Western Specialty Contractors, general contractor Beal Derkenne Construction and Slingshot Architecture, this building will stand for many more years to come and continue to be enjoyed by the city's residents,» said Western Des Moines Branch Manager Tom Longer.

The city was founded in 1565, making it the oldest continually occupied European settlement in the U.S. «We were into urban renewal when the Pilgrims were landing in Plymouth,» residents say with a laugh.

The A's also wear funny clothes and they play in a city about which a former resident, Gertrude Stein, once said, «There is no there there.»

Naperville Park District officials have said that the $ 2.5 million sports complex is a necessity in one of the fastest - growing zones in the city and that they are willing to work with residents to alleviate concerns about lighting, noise, flooding, traffic congestion and safety.

The Park District and the city also disregarded long - standing rulings by the Illinois and U.S. Supreme Courts that public property can not be used for a private interest, said Herbert Caplan, one of the attorneys for the residents committee.

HIGHLAND PARK — The Highland Park City Council unanimously approved plans for a $ 12 million recreation center that some residents say would increase flooding because it would be built on a flood plain.

«It is important for me that my kid can stay in his city,» said Naperville resident Tammy Jones, the mother of a 15 - year - old skateboarder.

The attorney for a Naperville resident suing the city's Park District over trapshooting in Sportsman's Park said he plans to try to delay the issuance of a federal permit that would permit the sport to resume.

Edward Burke, 14th, said there is no longer a need to fight the proposed hike because city residents age 11 and younger will still be able to get into the Adler for $ 5.

Edward Burke, 14th, said there is no longer a need to fight the proposed hike because city residents age 11 and younger will still be able to get into Adler for $ 5.

The park district and other community organizations, like the library, make the city special, residents say.

Several residents volunteered to serve on the committee, and Park District director Kirk Reimer said he has received commitments from city and school district officials asking to be part of the group.

That would provide a larger tax base for the park district and reduce the burden on city residents, Recreation Director Dave Zinnen said.

The Park District will also move 60 administrative positions out of the central office and distribute them throughout the parks system, which Kelly said will better serve residents in neighborhoods across the city.

«They're lending support to the residents in the city to get the important issues out,» he said, adding that Citizens has heard from more than 100 residents in favor of lake water.

But even as her health failed, those who knew Betsy Foxwell said the longtime educator and Park Ridge resident never stopped promoting and preserving her city's artistic heritage.

City officials had hired Dombrowski Landscaping to design the park, after resident Janet Evans said the space could use some sprucing up.

«Five days after I gave birth, I was engorged, in a ton of pain and didn't know what to do,» said Mazlish, who is a pediatric resident in New York City.

«Throughout this past session, Sen. Jeff Klein and Sen. Tony Avella worked tirelessly on behalf of the residents of New York City and helped make progress on issues that had been stalled for far too long,» de Blasio said in a statement.

Residents of LeFrak City in Queens are suing the NYC Board of Elections, saying their right to vote is being denied by the board moving a polling site away from the hotbed of support for convicted felon and NYC Council candidate Hiram Monserrate.

«I enter into this new endeavor praying and hoping: that God will provide me with health and fortitude; that the residents of the 18th City Council District will place their trust in me; and that my friends and followers both inside and outside of the 18th City Council District will give me their support and contributions, not only spiritual, but physical, emotional, political and financial,» Diaz said.

«You can bet if this was a town that was in Westchester near New York City — a town with a lot of wealthy people donating to politicians» campaigns — this would have been addressed a lot sooner,» Nixon said at a meeting with Hoosick Falls residents.

As NYC's public housing stock crumbles around them, unionized workers are fighting to hold onto perks that cost the city money and manpower, while delaying changes housing authority officials say would improve the quality of life for the 400,000 residents living in their deteriorating buildings.

They say Markowitz's enormous popularity in Brooklyn — whose 2.6 million residents are the most of the city's five boroughs — and among minority voters are good starting points.

The city has since completed inspections and fulfilled all related requests to repaint 7,219 of 8,920 apartments where there may be lead that could endanger residents who are six or younger, the mayor's office said.

City residents and commuters already contribute about 70 percent of MTA's revenue, Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan said Tuesday on a conference call.