Angry local, state and
town leaders said they had not been consulted and learned of plans to build a 9,000 - square - foot facility with 200 parking spaces and parking for four buses last week, after residents called to ask why trees were being cut down.
ATHOL — The reconstituted Thurman town board began the new year by enacting legislation that
town leaders said will help assure integrity in town government.
North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth also has a shower room in her office that was installed by a previous administration, but most other
town leaders said they did not.
With the county GOP's nominating convention only days away, the party's Riverhead and Southold
town leaders say they know of no one willing to stand against the popular Democrat, who in January handily beat Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter to fill the seat left vacant when Ed Romaine was elected Brookhaven town supervisor.
Not exact matches
Linda Henman, president of Henman Performance Group in
Town and Country, Mo.,
says a company's culture can be defined by how its
leaders make decisions, which should be compared with candidates» traits.
«Premier Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals briefly swooped into Likely several days after the tailings pond failure assuring the
town everything was all right, but then disappeared as the bad news rolled in,»
said New Democrat
leader John Horgan.
They all support this cult
leader and the rest of the
town people
say that this church is known for being very hateful and intolerant to an extreme.
But instead of tamping down the Chinese church's desire for missions, the Cape
Town 2010 incident acted as a catalyst, bringing together the right
leaders inside and outside China, ChinaSource president Brent Fulton
says.
Public safety services like the fire and police departments received high marks from business
leaders in Orland Park, who also
said they generally felt safe around
town.
For affluent suburbs like Glencoe, free housing helps attract top talent to head their park districts and allows those employees to live in
town,
leaders say.
Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay
Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money, plain and simple,» a federal prosecutor
said in closing arguments marking the tail - end of the one - time elected
leaders» 10 - week - old corruption trial.
Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay
Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money, plain and simple,» a federal prosecutor
said Tuesday in closing arguments marking the tail - end of the one - time elected
leaders» 10 - week - old corruption trial.
Last month, he started a nonprofit called New York's World's Fair of 2014, and he's drafting letters to «all the major
leaders» around
town to join his effort, which he
says is a better idea than Mike Bloomberg's failed bid to draw the Olympics.
«I am pleased to have the opportunity to support the re-election of Congressman Ed
Towns now that he will be representing a portion of the Borough of Queens,»
said Queens County Democratic
leader Joe Crowley in a statement.
Jonathan Sinnreich also
said he believed
town leaders were «highly solicitous» of Singh, citing a 2005 meeting on a concessionaire agreement for Singh that was held before requests for proposals were put out.
You have to speak with
leaders from every
town and city who are in this district,» he
said.
The witness
said he, Venditto and other
town leaders who accepted perks from Singh ensured that the
town concessionaire's problems were at the top of their pile.
Leaders of both parties
said they are working for financial responsibility in
town, especially after the state budget uncertainty, which had threatened more than $ 20 million in education aid to the
town.
And even as Assembly and Senate
leaders have raised the possibility of leaving
town on Wednesday without extending the mayoral control law, there's still a possibility the two houses will agree to yet another one - year extension without tying it to another issue, sources
say.
Smythe
said she has also met with Democratic
leaders from the Putnam County
towns in the district, however they haven't announced who they will back.
Town Republican
leader Peter McGreevy
said 637 absentee ballots were mailed out.
Southold GOP
leader Peter McGreevy
said no thought was given to cross-endorsing Mr. Krupski, who ran with Republican support in one of his
Town Trustee elections.
Prior to the vote, GOP
leaders said they needed a candidate with significant name recognition, such as an elected official, to run a competitive campaign against Mr. Krupski, who had served in
town government for 28 years.
The timeline assembled by the village of Hoosick Falls — with assistance from a public relations firm, Behan Communications — details the outreach village
leaders said they made to elected officials as far back as December 2014 seeking assistance in dealing with the growing realization that the
town's water supply showed unsafe levels of the toxic compound.
Spota also
said Bellone's efforts were designed to thwart district attorney probes of Bellone aides and Bellone's boyhood friend Robert Stricoff, a former Babylon Democratic
leader and
town industrial development agency head.
Some municipal
leaders are asking the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to be the lead agency, and the New Paltz
Town Board
says it's willing to take on the role itself if the environmental department declines.
Town of Rhinebeck Supervisor Elizabeth Spiniza
said, «This plan represents a lot of work and time invested by local
leaders.
The
leader of
town government
says after a month and a half on the job he has «the best job in the world.»
Local elected
leaders say they aren't giving up their fight against helicopter noise despite the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to reject Southold
Town's petition requesting that the controversial North Shore route be reconsidered.
Southold
Town Supervisor Scott Russell, who has been among the
leaders of the opposition to noisy choppers,
said he's pleased East Hampton will no longer be subject to FAA restrictions.
«There was some scuttlebutt around
town that the mayor's interest in helping Mr. Donovan had to be taken into consideration in light of the upcoming discussion we will be having on Priority 7 vouchers,»
said one prominent Orthodox
leader who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid harming those discussions.
Senate Minority
Leader Chuck Schumer
said members of GOP Congress like Rep. John Katko, who are facing persistent criticism over their unwillingness to hold an in - person
town hall, might consider adopting his philosophy about visiting constituents: «You got ta be around; you got ta be visible.»
Senate Majority
Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) called Croci's entry into the race «tremendous news,»
saying he has «provided exemplary leadership» in the
town and would bring balance to the Senate.
Legislature Minority
Leader Ken Ronk likewise expressed «shock» over the revelations but
said he continues to support the idea of a casino at the Nevele, which is in the
town of Wawarsing, just outside the village of Ellenville.
The day of Maloney's
town hall call, Senate Minority
Leader Charles Schumer
said he met with the secretary of defense about accelerating PFOS cleanup at Stewart Air National Guard Base.
Rosano, who's been the
town leader for a week,
said she had spoken to McLaughlin about adding more minorities to the
town committee.
«In a Guardian interview, the Ukip
leader said people would vote for the «real thing» on Europe and immigration rather than support David Cameron who is occupying «our turf» under the influence of the Tory strategist Lynton Crosby... But the Ukip
leader has ambitions that go way beyond England's
town halls as he
said he hopes to follow in the footsteps of Ashdown, who steadily built up the Lib Dem parliamentary presence after grassroots success in local elections.»
Hempstead
Town Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney, majority leader of the Republican - controlled town board, in a news release Thursday said Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran's decision to impose fees «without any warning is outrageous and an affront to hard working taxpayers.&ra
Town Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney, majority
leader of the Republican - controlled
town board, in a news release Thursday said Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran's decision to impose fees «without any warning is outrageous and an affront to hard working taxpayers.&ra
town board, in a news release Thursday
said Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran's decision to impose fees «without any warning is outrageous and an affront to hard working taxpayers.»
A Republican source
said Conservative
leaders threatened to withhold support for
town candidates if the GOP executive committee allowed DeMarco to run a Republican primary against Boyle.
LaValle
said that no decisions were made because several of the 10
town party
leaders could not be present for the meeting.
Residents at Thursday's
town board meeting
said they were not interested in accepting vague answers from local
leaders.
«The executive committee of the North Hempstead Democrats met informally tonight at my home and enthusiastically supported John Ryan as a candidate for
town leader,» North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth
said Tuesday night after the meeting, which was attended by about 35
town Democrats.
LaValle took his stand without consulting Suffolk's 10
town GOP
leaders, although he
said he spoke to several.
Tinari, also the Huntington
Town Conservative Party
leader,
said Walsh's initial application «was thoroughly vetted and he has served without incident for 24 years.»
Nassau County and its three
towns say new or strengthened ethics laws will curb nepotism, but more than 100 current or former elected officeholders, high - level appointees and political club
leaders — Republican and Democrat — have had at least one family member working in local government at some point since 2015.
Ryan
said he wants to meet with all of the
town's
leaders to see «what makes them tick.»
He has been a strong
leader for the county and has been there to support the
Town of Milan when we needed it,»
said Bill Gallagher, Supervisor of the
Town of Milan...
When asked why someone from Southold
Town would vote for him over a locally elected
leader there — one who would serve in the Democratic majority, Mr. Walter
said he «would be a loud, outspoken voice for the entire North Fork.»
Cuomo
said local government
leaders do have the power to override the cap, if a 60 percent supermajority of the members of a city council,
town board, or county legislature agrees to override it.
The 2 percent per year property tax cap does not technically expire until next year, but
leaders of cities,
towns, and counties, as well as teachers and public worker unions
say they fear an early renewal of the law might be part of any end of session deal.