Sentences with phrase «town leaders say»

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.

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.

ATHOL — The reconstituted Thurman town board began the new year by enacting legislation that town leaders said will help assure integrity in town government.

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.

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.&raTown 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.&ratown 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.