Sentences with phrase «says local government official»

«When I was young, the sky was green and we [could not] see stars at night,» says local government official David Lee, a lifelong Chongqing resident «This year, we see blue skies and stars.

Tokyo Electric Power Co must give a fuller account of the Fukushima disaster and address its «institutionalized lying» before it can expect to restart another nuclear station, the world's largest, said a local government official who holds an effective veto over the utility's revival plan.

Not exact matches

The company said it is working with local and state government officials to identify four nonprofit agencies.

Local government officials have approached his organization, because they worry whether their next development project will be the target of public protests, Ma said.

Mimenza rails on YouTube against officials he accuses of colluding with cartels, but the local government has said none of his claims have been borne out.

Home to the beach resort Acapulco, Guerrero was the scene of the September 2014 disappearance of 43 trainee teachers, who the government says it believes were massacred by a drug gang working with corrupt local officials and police.

William Booher, spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said his agency and the government of Puerto Rico «are not stopping the provision of commodities after Hurricane Maria» and «will continue to provide commodities to voluntary organizations and local officials who still have a need.»

Chuwang told the local newspaper that while Plateau state officials say «relative peace» prevails, herdsmen attacks in the past eight months saw a pastor and his five year old son injured, four Christian women raped, 12 Christians injured and two communities displaced in attacks on 17 villages in the Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Alocal newspaper that while Plateau state officials say «relative peace» prevails, herdsmen attacks in the past eight months saw a pastor and his five year old son injured, four Christian women raped, 12 Christians injured and two communities displaced in attacks on 17 villages in the Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government ALocal Government Areas.

The park district is one of 46 agencies statewide awarded a total of more than $ 16.5 million from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources» Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program, which helps local governments pay for the purchase and / or development of land for parks and open space, officials said.

Officials from both local government bodies will meet over the next month to work out a possible arrangement to build parking lots on the township property and on the pool site by 2001 for each other's use, they said.

«I believe that our local elected officials have already been elected to do their jobs,» Marchione said at a news conference on the issue, «and to put something out as simple as shared services I think that the local governments can certainly make those decisions on behalf of their community.»

The senior official said that, per case law, a contribution to a state and local government for a specific purpose is a charitable contribution.

Officials at the Department of Communities and Local Government have described the fund as ineffective, but said they intend to continue with the visa levy.

Security officials in Bama town, Bama local government area of Borno state have said that the people were not ready to assists them in tackling issues...

He said, «We condemn this act in its entirety because we think that the APC - led state and local government officials should have put the interest of the people beyond and above any other consideration.

NYCOM said the Court of Appeals got it right when it said «local governments should not be required to surrender their authority and negotiate disciplinary procedures under circumstances when the Legislature has expressly granted disciplinary authority to local officials.»

The commissioner said to forestall similar occurrence, the Government would henceforth beam its searchlight on the excesses of developers, local government officials and their cohorts in order to protect the interest of hard workinGovernment would henceforth beam its searchlight on the excesses of developers, local government officials and their cohorts in order to protect the interest of hard workingovernment officials and their cohorts in order to protect the interest of hard working traders.

Though pension costs are often only a small part of local governments» total budgets - 5 percent in Suffolk this year and 3.7 percent in Nassau - they're a growing burden, officials said.

Other commenters weighed in and said people preferred local government and having elected officials that they knew personally.

«Our proposal is in accordance with all existing laws governing such projects in terms of planning, consultation with community leaders and elected officials, environmental reviews and local government reviews,» she said.

The amended bill, which would mandate that the government outline alternative uses for the island, is expected to pass a House committee Thursday, Zeldin said at a news conference in Riverhead with local elected officials and environmentalists.

Picente also said he and his fellow county officials told the governor at dinner Tuesday night that they were upset by his proposed local government consolidation measures in the 2017 - 18 budget, and they came away comforted.

«As a former Town Supervisor on Long Island, I look forward to working with local officials in a manner that is meaningful and helpful to them to make government more efficient, less costly and ultimately work better for all of the people we serve,» Kaiman said.

State officials say they are trying to help with financial planning guidance, but local governments say more needs to be done.

«At a time when corruption in our state and local governments have eroded so much trust in our public officials, it's critical that we elect bold, honest, hard - working leaders like John Brooks,» Rice said in a statement.

It says officials in Whitehall are advising local authorities not to fund «fake charities» because they campaign to influence government policy.

For now, local officials on Long Island say they are in the dark as to whether the Trump administration will return the use of a mansion to the Russian government.

Despite progress made globally in the fight against Tuberculosis, over 200 children have been confirmed to have the disease in Sara town, Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa, official says.

Though he doesn't begrudge his fellow local government officials additional cash, Picente says the formula for divvying up casino revenues was struck in a 2013 deal between Madison and Oneida counties, the state and the Oneida Indian Nation, and, in his opinion, can't be changed unless all four of those parties agrees.

Local police and other officials say that they have received no credible threats in the Buffalo area but that they still are tightening security at government buildings and entertainment venues.

Officials from Appleton and nearby cities said Thursday that being able to raise a local sales tax to pay for public transportation would prevent them from regularly going hat in hand to the federal government.

«Local government officials can vote yes and vote no but they're going to have to explain their vote in writing to the people of their district,» Cuomo said last week.

The bank says Hochul will represent it in building relationships with local, state and federal government officials.

But some local officials, like Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi say that Cuomo's plan may mean added expenses for local governments who can not afford it.

Meeting those requirements could mean cuts to essential local services, the government officials say.

Officials said that's led to some of the highest property taxes in the country as local governments struggle to keep up with their exploding pension bills.

Mr Cameron said officials from the Department for Communities and Local Government would be dispatched to the four areas where the Big Society is being tested first to help the process.

In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, State Sen. David Carlucci (D - Rockland / Westchester) said, «Like many New Yorkers, I am shocked and outraged over the alleged misconduct undertaken by various public officials at the state, city, and local government.

Some lawmakers and local government officials say that while a cap is a good idea, mandate relief is necessary so that districts and municipalities can live within the cap.

The lawmaker said even his eyes glaze over when it comes to navigating U.S. Census data, and grows frustrated when he can not answers to questions posed by local government officials and constituents.

The Ogun Bureau of Local Government Pensions says it has paid about N2.7 billion as pensions from January to September, an official said on Thursday.

Other local officials, like town of Manlius superintendent Ed Theobold, say there is no way local governments have the cash for the upkeep of the roads.

«As a former Town Supervisor on Long Island, I look forward to working with local officials in a manner that is meaningful and helpful to them to make government more efficient, less costly and ultimately work better for all of the people we serve,» Mr. Kaiman said in a statement.

For the local government officials in the house, one thing they want on the record, is a request for support in fighting state mandates that they say drive up spending for their budgets.

Then, Cuomo says, the local government leaders and school officials would have to be the ones to explain to the tax payers why the tax freeze was rescinded.

Adesanya said, «We have it on good authority that INEC is recruiting ad hoc (members of) staff from Ojokoro LCDA, which was created out of the Alimosho Local Government Area in Lagos, and we know that the elements working with some INEC officials are closely linked to some of Olusola Oke's supporters in Lagos and Osun states.

He also warned local government officials who would effect the payment not to play politics with the exercise, saying anyone caught would face the consequences.

Ken Girardin, an analyst with the Empire Center for Public Policy, an Albany think tank that advocates for lower taxes and restrained government spending, said, «These higher pay figures reflect bad decisions by both local officials, who signed off on costly deals with the PBA, and state officials, who refuse to fix the state's binding arbitration system that's rigged» to benefit unions.

«We've reached the end of what we can possibly expect our taxpayers to bear,» she said in her fourth appearance before the Local Government Officials and General Government hearing — an annual parade of elected officials and advocates known as «Tin Cup Day» that began with a three - hour - plus grilling of New York City Mayor Bill dOfficials and General Government hearing — an annual parade of elected officials and advocates known as «Tin Cup Day» that began with a three - hour - plus grilling of New York City Mayor Bill dofficials and advocates known as «Tin Cup Day» that began with a three - hour - plus grilling of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

«The reason is because some local government officials are investing in those small coal mining companies,» he said, adding that the collusion of the local government and small coal miners thwarts Beijing's efforts to shut down the low - tech coal companies whose operations often harm the environment.