Sentences with phrase «supported by local voters»
The golf course came under new ownership in 1944, when Northwestern University purchased the property and took over operations until 1972, when it was purchased by the Wilmette Park District via a $ 4.2 million referendum that was supported by local voters, officials said.
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The Community Enhancement Fund, which was created and is supported by Measure H, a half - cent local sales tax measure approved by Rancho Cordova voters in November 2014, generates approximately $ 7.2 million annually in revenues for the city's general fund.
It is unclear if the ongoing scandal around Lord Rennard has dented Lib Dem support but early indications are that voters are motivated primarily by local concerns rather than the national picture.
The Welsh Lib Dem team have been furiously trying to convince voters that the local elections are not a good time to be influenced by events in Westminster, for fear of a backlash over Nick Clegg's support for Tory - led government policies.
As the Roanoke County Republican Party Chairman, David worked to help pass the referendum while the local Democratic Party opposed the property rights amendment that was ultimately supported by 81.6 % of Roanoke County voters.
a moment in troubled times when a Congress came together and acted on overwhelming research from experts, demand from voters, and actions taken by state and local leaders across the country to support the development of children from birth to age 5.»
Kris Perry, executive director of the First Five Years Fund says that ESSA represents a historic gain for early childhood education, «a moment in troubled times when a Congress came together and acted on overwhelming research from experts, demand from voters, and actions taken by state and local leaders across the country to support the development of children from birth to age 5.»
Given the compressed timeframe in which the dissolution of the SRC must take place in order for the District to regain local control by the beginning of the 2018 - 2019 school year and the difficulty the District would likely face getting legislative approval from Harrisburg to change its charter to allow an elected school board in the next few weeks, Education Voters of PA supports mayoral control of the school board at this time.
Oakland's next superintendent is responsible for effectively investing $ 24 million annually of new local parcel tax revenue, made possible by the support of Oakland voters in 2014 (Measure N — College & Career Readiness for All Act) and 2016 (Measure G1 — Teacher Retention & Middle School Improvement Act).