Sentences with phrase «use of public land»

San Francisco, New York City and King County, Wash., are among a number of municipalities around the country that have adopted policies promoting the use of public land for affordable housing, but some of the best examples of such policies in action are in the Washington, D.C. area.

I suppose it's a public benefit that they included an artist residency, but this seems like an inappropriate (and mostly ugly) use of public land set aside for green space.

With Thailand's regulations around use of public land (including beaches) this is actually a surprisingly rare experience, even in Phuket.

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said that while the agency encouraged the use of public land, concern over the Blue Hole — a popular swimming spot in the Catskills — had grown, as the «postage stamp - sized area» recently began drawing up to 1,000 visitors a day, resulting in new regulations.

Before the first ball is even kicked, a new soccer field under construction near the south end of Lincoln Park has already become a battleground between the Chicago Park District and neighborhood and park advocacy groups over the fair, open use of public land.

The key issue is an incentive package from the village that might include almost free use of public land for the private venture.

Chief Flatley's comments prompted the board to revisit other private uses of public land, specifically at Strawberry Fields, which is deteriorating due to a high volume of usage.

Disapprove BLM Land Use Planning Rule — Vote Passed (51 - 48, 1 Not Voting) The joint resolution would disapprove the rule issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Dec. 12, 2016, which modified the process under which BLM develops plans for the use of the public lands it manages, including by considering a wider variety of issues and possible impacts.

As the coming century of global warming threatens to accelerate the extinction crisis, we believe the highest and best use of public lands is to provide safe harbor for species by protecting the ecological systems upon which they and we ultimately depend.

As a bird that relies on specific breeding arenas, how the climatic disruption will affect this bird, already threatened by energy extraction and other uses of public land, is unknown.

Sustainable Business reported on the advantages of small vs. big solar, questioning the use of public lands for huge industrial solar fields.

In addition, we have extensive experience with permitting and approvals for use of public lands and resources.

Not exact matches

With 80 % of the world's farmable land already in use, Dickson Despommier, an ecologist at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, says that in 50 years we would need «another Brazil - sized landmass» to feed the three billion people expected to be added to the global population.

Countries around the world are encouraging the development of autonomous technologies, and Singapore, with its limited land and workforce, is hoping driverless vehicles will encourage its residents to use more shared vehicles and public transport.

Oregon law provides a «just compensation» right for some Oregon property owners if a public entity enacts or enforces a land use regulation that has the effect of reducing the value of the property.

And as noted above, the use of stone boundary markers rather than wooden or clay ones indicated that alienations of land to the public sector (usually to the palace) were irreversible, in contrast to communal land tenure.

Like anyone along the route of proposed oil or gas pipelines, Rosinski was in a position where, had she not signed the agreement, her land would have been taken anyway by virtue of eminent domain — a right the government can assert to seize private property for public use.

Lease and use of public property ($ 0.5 billion) include land leases, rentals of residential and non-residential buildings, parking spaces, machinery and equipment;

In «Tapping the Land: Tax Increment Financing of Infrastructure,» author Adam Found shows how cities could use tax increment financing (TIF) to finance infrastructure ranging from sports arenas to public transit.

A 2016 survey of land use regulations by the Fraser Institute, a public policy think - tank bears out developers» assessment.

As such, if the religious want it let them put it in one of their churches but DO NOT display it as an object of spiritual significance on government land using public funds in a memorial to commemorate a disastrous attack that affected the lives many, many people who do not share your beliefs in Christ and crosses.

There is little evidence of organized interest in the issues of land use and food production, and the voting public seems content to let farm subsidies artificially support the corn industry and postpone transformation.

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Board members asked members of the village staff to look into the viability of the park land and seek out any other parcels that could be used for public works storage.

Some of the land will likely be used to replace a playground that will be removed as part of a new public garden going in west of the conservatory.

The land will be open for a variety of public uses that may include hiking, nature study, hunting, and fishing.

In comparison, the Lincoln Park Tennis Club pays an annual rental fee of $ 40,000 for the use of park land for 10 clay courts, 4 of which are available for public use, the group said.

A private gun club using three acres of lakefront park land near Diversey Harbor pays no rent but is open to the public, according to the Friends of the Park.

In preliminary discussions with the water district about the property, Regan said, district representatives indicated they wanted a portion of the land to be set aside for public use, hence the arrangement with the Lemont Park District.

Orlando Coryell, a La Grange resident who has spent $ 15,000 in a separate suit against the Park District over the sale of Gordon Park, said he was opposed to «private development on public land when the public is denied use of it and the public is denied control and... ownership.»

Trustees Monday night voted to rezone the property — on the south side of Northwest Highway between Dunton and Vail Avenues — to public - lands use from off - street parking use.

The plan establishes a set of six fundamental principles for the region, which include: transportation and other infrastructure upgrades; new commercial and residential growth; land use and transportation decisions based on policies like the Global Warming Solutions Act and the Clean Energy and Climate Plan; creation and preservation of workforce housing that matches new job rates; creation and maintenance of an effective public transit system; and coordinated planning and implementation efforts.

The Global Food Security programme is the UK's main public funders of food - related research and training are working together through the Global Food Security programme to meet the challenge of providing the world's growing population with a sustainable, secure supply of safe, nutritious, and affordable high - quality food using less land, with lower inputs, and in the context of global climate change, other environmental changes and declining resources.

«The EU's advice is totally in agreement with our public position on the same issue, to the effect that the Buhari administration must refrain from massive deployment of State violence and use of dark side of the laws of the land as well as levying of political, economic, social, ethnic and cultural wars against members of the Nigeria's Igbo and other Southern nationalities.

Hundreds of citizens from across Buffalo Niagara texted in their answers and made their voice heard on topics as diverse as public transportation, land use, vacancy, and food access.

Question # 2, «Allowing the Complete or Partial Forfeiture of a Public Officer's Pension if He or She is Convicted of a Certain Type of Felony,» and question # 3 «Authorizing the Use of Forest Preserve Land for Specified Purposes» received unanimous approval at the October meeting.

The next mayor could be using his or her compulsory purchase powers and budgets to take more land in regeneration schemes into public hands, instead of leaving big developers in a controlling position.

Sen. Andrew Lanza said that during discussions for Bricktown, which originally proposed to use the entire land as retail space, the city promised to set aside the majority of land in the Charleston Mixed - Use plan for public uuse the entire land as retail space, the city promised to set aside the majority of land in the Charleston Mixed - Use plan for public uUse plan for public useuse.

In the initial petition, a litany of allegations have been levelled against her, including spending GH cents 3.9 million to partition an office, receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the erstwhile John Mahama - led NDC government, spending about $ 14 million when the Public Procurement Authority had authorised her to use only $ 7.5 million, as well as attending Cabinet meetings during the tenure of the President John Mahama, among other issues.

In addition, Boards regularly conduct public hearings — on the City's budget, on land use matters, and other major issues — to give the people of the community the opportunity to express their opinions.

We will make use of disused public land such as old NHS or MoD sites, or sites owned by councils.

Ashade, who took time to clarify reactions in some section of the public on the new law, said under the old law, which had not been reviewed for over 15 years since 2001, the Land Use Charge rate was totally inaccurate and retrogressive and was depriving the State of keeping track of all economic activities that relate to land in Lagos StLand Use Charge rate was totally inaccurate and retrogressive and was depriving the State of keeping track of all economic activities that relate to land in Lagos Stland in Lagos State.

We expect they will seek help for «gateway communities» to use the park's huge amounts of public lands, wild waterways and public trails as an economic advantage.

She was accused of funnelling GH cents 3.9 million to partition an office, the receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the Mahama government, and the use of about $ 14 million when the Public Procurement Authority had authorized her to use only $ 7.5 million.

Their support was necessary for the acquisition plan to move along under the city's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure that requires public review of land use plLand Use Review Procedure that requires public review of land use plaUse Review Procedure that requires public review of land use plland use plause plans.

A spokesperson for the City Council said that Quinn would take a public position on the rezoning at the conclusion of the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure process.

The proposals were prepared by the Department of City Planning (DCP) and were previously the subject of discussion at the October 19 Borough Board meeting and the November 12 Queens Land Use Public Hearing.

Although his office found that the 149th Street and 1 train yards were not ideal spots for construction at this time, the report stated that the Concourse Yard «likely represents the greatest potential for mixed - use development of any piece of public land in the borough.»

The petition against her, alleged among others the funneling of GH cents 3.9 million to partition an office, the receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the Mahama government, and the use of about $ 14 million when the Public Procurement Authority had authorized her to use only $ 7.5 million.

The petition against her, alleged among others the funnelling of GH cents 3.9 million to partition an office, the receipt of a Toyota Land Cruiser from the Mahama government, and the use of about $ 14 million when the Public Procurement Authority had authorized her to use only $ 7.5 million.