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The Niagara County Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (NCDMH) is partnering with Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) and the Niagara Orleans Land Improvement Corp. (NORLIC) to host a free landlord workshop focused on renting to those with mental health and substance use concerns.

junior high and elementary school, and in larger groups which is, i think it would be interesting to see what that data looks like in terms of -- im not certain that that data was gathered, but clearly when you see a group of kids walking across the street, theyre most likely to be any kind of accident. >> safety in numbers. >> yes, definitely. and i would be definitely interested in looking at more data around this issue in general, but this is really helpful. >> sure. >> thank you. >...

[speaker not understood]. im happy to answer any questions and i believe mta staff is here to answer. any questions? >> thank you. i see no questions from my colleagues. lets open this up for public comment. is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? and we have ms. saks from the cac. one thing this item was brought up at the last cac meeting and one item -- one thing that i brought -- one point that i brought up was with the conversion of eddy and ellis being two way ...

any questions? >> thank you. i see no questions from my colleagues. lets open this up for public comment. is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? and we have ms. saks from the cac. one thing this item was brought up at the last cac meeting and one item -- one thing that i brought -- one point that i brought up was with the conversion of eddy and ellis being two way streets, whether that would interfere with the way the buses are running now. with the overheads and t...

planning process hidden from the general public and accessible only to the experts. who under the confusing rules. youre going to hear from the usual suspects here, i trust, and maybe their attorneys. i heard one activist saying i had a long talk with aaron last night. so, you will hear that. but lets think about everybody else here who doesnt have time to come to all the hearings who doesnt fully understand ceqa. supervisor chiu asked about what specifics, whats important. whats impor...

notice, clear notification so we all know whats happening and when we can register our thoughts. we want one appeal, not two or three or four appeals. people who are working people who have families dont have time to come to multiple hearings. do it. and then finally, we think its only fair to prohibit appeals. the very end or particularly in some cases in the middle of construction, that is simply not fair. san francisco is the only city in california that uses such complex and confus...

everyday people, not just attorneys to understand the deadlines. it will make the ceqa process open and more clear for the little guys in san francisco, the homeowners who want to make small, important to the home owner improvements to their home. we therefore support supervisor wieners legislation. by contrast, were concerned that supervisor kims legislation might have a negative impact on our members because nearly all the homes in golden gate heights are more than 50 years old. acco...

with the spirit of ceqa and its interpretations by california courts. even if they are legal, the amendments will force community groups like golden gate audubon society to sue the city more because we are struggling to make our voice heard. so, we ask that the land use committee to delay the supervisor wieners amendments and instead work closely with community members and give us serious consideration to supervisor kims legislation which will be put forward in a few days. thank you. >...

with ceqa is one to make changes or additions to our house. right now the process is just complicated. people dont know whats going on. there is disagreement about that. supervisor wieners legislation will create an open predictable process to resolve these disputes. it will make it easy for everyday people, not just attorneys to understand the deadlines. it will make the ceqa process open and more clear for the little guys in san francisco, the homeowners who want to make small, impor...