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New York Gov. Cuomo Issues Statement on Investigation of Bronx Apartment Building
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following statement:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed state agencies to investigate an apartment building in the Bronx following allegations of bed bug infestations and drug related crime. The Governor directed the State Department of Health to send an inspection team into the building to perform an environmental health assessment to ensure health standards are being met. The Governor also directed the state Office of Rent Administration to investigate whether rent-regulated units in the apartment complex are being adequately
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ALBANY, New York, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following statement:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed state agencies to investigate an apartment building in the Bronx following allegations of bed bug infestations and drug related crime. The Governor directed the State Department of Health to send an inspection team into the building to perform an environmental health assessment to ensure health standards are being met. The Governor also directed the state Office of Rent Administration to investigate whether rent-regulated units in the apartment complex are being adequatelymaintained; if they are not, the building owner can be penalized for violation of state rent laws. Additionally, the Governor is directing these agencies to make any referrals to the Inspector General and appropriate law enforcement as to any wrongdoing they uncover with respect to the building's management company Five Star Management and social services provider Acacia Network. While the State has no contracts related to this particular building, it may have other unrelated contracts with Acacia Network or Five Star Management. The State Police is in communication with the NYPD about allegations of drug related crime at the building.
"The alleged conditions in this apartment building are horrifying and completely unacceptable.
"The government's job is to protect the health and safety of all New Yorkers, and apartments in the rent regulation program have an obligation to maintain a decent environment for tenants to live.
"That's why I am directing state agencies to investigate these disturbing allegations, and if any wrongdoing by the owners of the building or the social services provider is found, we will hold them accountable."
The NYS Department of Health will send an inspection team to the building to perform an environmental health assessment. The assessment will include a review for a variety of potential environmental health hazards, including bed bugs and other insects, and other concerns. A list of findings will be reported to the Governor upon completion of the team's review. The State Health Department's mission is to protect, improve and promote the health, productivity, and well-being of all New Yorkers. As such, DOH promotes the concept of healthy housing as a means for preventing disease, injury and poor health outcomes.
The Governor also directed the Office of Rent Administration to investigate whether rent-regulated units in the apartment complex are being adequately maintained; if they are not, the building owner can be penalized for violation of state rent laws. ORA will schedule inspections of the premise to investigate conditions in rent regulated units and allegations that tenants are not receiving the services to which they are entitled. Inspections can ultimately result in rent reductions for tenants and possible rent freezes until conditions are improved.
Governor Cuomo has also directed these and any other relevant agencies to look into state contracts and state funding with the social services provider, Acacia Network and the management company Five Star Management. Should the agency investigations uncover misuse of state dollars or other malfeasance, referrals will be made to the inspector general or appropriate law enforcement.
New York Gov. Cuomo Announces New Albany Airport Connector Exit 3 Southbound Will Open This Morning
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release:
A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below:
It's my pleasure to be here today and let me introduce the people who are joining me. To my left, Kelly Cummings who is the State Operations Director. To my right, we have New York State DOT, Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez. And to my far right, New York State Department of Transportation Chief Engineer Wahid Albert.
This is an exciting day. It is a big step in a long journey. The Capital Region has been
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ALBANY, New York, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release:
A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below:
It's my pleasure to be here today and let me introduce the people who are joining me. To my left, Kelly Cummings who is the State Operations Director. To my right, we have New York State DOT, Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez. And to my far right, New York State Department of Transportation Chief Engineer Wahid Albert.
This is an exciting day. It is a big step in a long journey. The Capital Region has beendoing great. The economy in the Capital Region has been doing great. We have more private sector jobs in the Capital Region today than ever before in history. Unemployment is cut in half. So all the arrows are headed in the right direction.
But the economy continues to grow if that region is doing what it needs to do and is continuing to advance itself, right? You look at the Capital Region economy. It is transforming to a global economy - a high tech economy. The nanoscale industry, that is the future for the Capital District.
And at one time, New York States greatest strength was building for that future economy. That is what the Erie Canal is all about. That is what Albany Airport is all about. First municipal airport, 1908 Albany says we are going to build an airport. That is only five years after the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk. Think about how advanced and visionary Albany was being. Five years after the Wright brothers, Albany says we are going to build an airport.
That innovation, that energy, that is what made New York New York, and that is what we have to continue. So, global economy and that is what the Capital District is now.
The airport becomes the front door - the airport is the place that's going to bring people here and take people from here. They're not coming by cars anymore; they're not coming by barge; they're not coming by ferry: They're flying into the Capital District region and we have to have a first-class airport, and that's exactly what we are in the process of doing. The airport itself is being reconfigured with additional growth and the roads getting to and from the airport have to remedied, that is not a new problem, actually the access to the airport has been an issue that was spotted about 50 years ago and just never addressed.
When you go up and down the Northway, people who go up and down the Northway know it well, it goes from Exit 2 to Exit 4. Now even government couldn't make that kind of mistake that they forgot Exit 3, right? There was supposed to be an Exit 3 - like one time there was a sign that said, "Exit 3 coming soon." That sign was up for a number of years - they eventually just took the sign down - but the access to the airport was never completed and never perfected. So, we're doing two things now - fixing the airport, upgrading the facility but also accessing, improving the access to the airport and from the airport, which will also alleviate traffic in the local area, which backs up because of the access to and from the airport.
The last three words - three words you very rarely hear for a government project: This project is ahead of schedule. It's ahead of schedule. The project was supposed to be completed next year and we are only weeks from the total completion. The opening of this ramp today will allow DOT to move traffic to complete the other related road projects that are surrounding this project.
But this ramp in and of itself is going to greatly expedite access to the airport for all the traffic coming from the north. The flyover ramp will be the next large project that's completed, but again there are several other projects that are all part of this which we can speak to but this ramp allows us to move the traffic.
After this ramp, about three to four weeks, the entire road project will be completed, and as I said that's about one year ahead of schedule so that is a job well done. It's something that we take great pride in. People have such a stereotype of government being slow and inefficient and a government project, they say it's going to be done on this day but then it's always late, it's always over budget - it doesn't have to be that way. It doesn't say anywhere in the Bible government must be slow and inefficient and this project proves the exact opposite.
So I want to applaud the Commissioner and Wahid Albert and the entire DOT team that has really done a great job on this project. A few more weeks it will all be finished. It will be finished early. I also want to thank Kelly Cummings, the Director of State Operations who's been on this project on a continuous basis, and that's the only way you get these things done and you get these things done ahead of schedule, is by staying on top of them every day, like a person who is remodeling the kitchen in your home. You need that kitchen back; you stay on that contractor every day and that's how DOT does its job and it's good to see.
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- Full Albany Airport Connector Project to be Completed One Year Ahead of Schedule
- Exit 3 Opening Is Major Step in Completion of Project Delayed for Decades
- Governor Cuomo: "We're doing two things now - fixing the airport, upgrading the facility but also accessing, improving the access to the airport and from the airport, which will also alleviate traffic in the local area, which backs up because of the access to and from the airport... Three words you very rarely hear for a government project: this project is ahead of schedule. It's ahead of schedule. The project was supposed to be completed next year and we are only weeks from the total completion... It's something that we take great pride in. People have such a stereotype of government being slow and inefficient and a government project, they say it's going to be done on this day but then it's always late, it's always over budget - it doesn't have to be that way."
- Earlier today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the new southbound off-ramp from the Adirondack Northway (Interstate 87) to Albany Shaker Road in Colonie, Albany County will open this morning. The exit opening is ahead of schedule and the entire project is slated to be completed in the next several weeks one year ahead of schedule. This completion is another step toward the conclusion of the Albany Airport Connector project, a $50 million investment that will provide direct access to the Capital Region's major airport and, after 50 years of delay alleviating traffic along the Northway in both directions. The absence of an Exit 3 has been long obvious as the Northway Exits go from exit 2 to Exit 4.
- VIDEO of Governor Cuomo's remarks is available on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/jW0yVHPO2PQ) and in TV quality (h.264, mp4) format here (https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/2jszK8OuHc).
- AUDIO of Governor Cuomo's remarks is available here (https://soundcloud.com/nygovcuomo/governor-cuomo-announces-new-albany-airport-connector-exit-3-southbound-off-ramp-will-open).
- PHOTOS of the event will be available on the Governor's Flickr page.
New York Gov. Cuomo Announces $10 Million for Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park in Buffalo
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $10 million for two signature features of what will be the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park in Buffalo. New York State will help fund a pedestrian bridge to replace the current Hudson Street Bridge, which will create access to the lake's edge in the park, as well as a new lagoon that boosts tourism and resiliency efforts. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park will be located at the current site of LaSalle Park, the City of Buffalo's largest waterfront park.
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ALBANY, New York, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $10 million for two signature features of what will be the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park in Buffalo. New York State will help fund a pedestrian bridge to replace the current Hudson Street Bridge, which will create access to the lake's edge in the park, as well as a new lagoon that boosts tourism and resiliency efforts. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park will be located at the current site of LaSalle Park, the City of Buffalo's largest waterfront park.For years, the City of Buffalo and the community have envisioned something greater for LaSalle Park. With the support of New York State and the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr, Foundation, which previously committed $50 million toward the park, the park's potential will come to fruition.
"The progress in Buffalo and in Western New York is undeniable. That success should be shared with everyone, and that's what the reimagining of LaSalle Park is all about," Governor Cuomo said. "Our vision from day one has been about democratizing Buffalo's waterfront, and by investing in this new bridge and in this new lagoon, we can help ensure communities that for too long have been blocked from the waterfront get to experience it and all the benefits of the region's renaissance."
"Today we mark another milestone in the ongoing transformation of Buffalo's waterfront," said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul. "As an active user of LaSalle Park, I know how important this community asset is, and I look forward to the future Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park. With this significant funding commitment and our partners at the Wilson Foundation and the City of Buffalo, we are further enhancing an amazing project that will help to connect people to the water."
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation President and CEO David Egner said, "LaSalle Park is a beloved neighborhood park that is used by so many for a walk or a run, youth sports, community events or simply to connect with nature. The community vision for LaSalle Park highlighted the importance of safe access to the Park and the Buffalo Waterfront for everyone. The Foundation is proud to be able to commit an additional $5 million to support a new pedestrian gateway that will provide a critical neighborhood connection across the I-190, create a safe and inviting entrance to the park and views of Lake Erie, and be an iconic symbol of the momentum across the City of Buffalo."
The need for a new pedestrian bridge came out of the Imagine LaSalle community engagement process as a way to provide safe access to the park. Currently, residents of the Lower West Side either cross the existing pedestrian bridge, which has dangerous sightlines and is not ADA accessible; enter at the Porter Avenue entrance; use the multi-use Riverwalk trail to the south; or utilize an unofficial, dangerous crossing point. The current budgetary estimate for the pedestrian bridge is $15 to $17 million for design and construction. New York State will commit $7.5 million, the Ralph C. Wilson announced a match commitment of $5 million, and the City of Buffalo will commit $3 million toward the bridge. New York State's intent is to provide these funds to support the design and construction funds over and above the cost of a standard replacement bridge, which will provide the opportunity to make this a signature structure in the City.
The progress in Buffalo and in Western New York is undeniable. That success should be shared with everyone, and that's what the reimagining of LaSalle Park is all about.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
The lagoon element in the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park aims to create natural habitat, capture water through green infrastructure and generate shoreline resiliency for climate change. New York State will commit $2.5 million toward the lagoon. Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper has been leading efforts to design and build the lagoon while coordinating with technical stakeholders, including the City of Buffalo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and THE New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The design will be adjusted based upon continued input from technical stakeholders and overall funding available.
In fall 2018, Mary Wilson - the widow of the late Buffalo Bills pro football franchise founder and longtime owner - and the foundation named after her husband announced a $100 million gift to Western New York to improve parks and trail ways. Half of that money will be invested in the redesign of LaSalle Park into the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park.
The community engagement process for the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park has been led by the City of Buffalo and the University at Buffalo Regional Institute. The partners have helped to ensure the effort is comprehensive, sincere, inspirational and above all, inclusive. Groundbreaking for the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park is scheduled for 2022.
Mayor Byron W. Brown said, "These state funds to the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park builds on the Governor's extraordinary commitment to Buffalo's waterfront and the people of this community. The city's additional $3 million commitment for a new pedestrian bridge into the park guarantees it will be a signature element, creating a safe, inviting gateway into Buffalo's largest waterfront park."
Assembly Member Sean Ryan said, "For too long the residents of the West Side of Buffalo were not properly linked to LaSalle Park. This infrastructure investment will allow people to access LaSalle as it transitions into a state-of-the-art park."
New York Gov. Cuomo Announces $10 Million for Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park in Buffalo
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript involving:
A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below:
Thank you. Thank you very much. It is great to be back. Boy is your mayor good. I was not planning to exceed the $3 million dollars. But now I am embarrassed into it. Mayor Brown is a star we have worked together on many projects. We have a great partnership. And Buffalo would not be doing what it is doing today if not for the stewardship of Byron Brown. Let's give him a round of applause.
I knew he was good and I knew he was hardworking.
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ALBANY, New York, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript involving:
A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below:
Thank you. Thank you very much. It is great to be back. Boy is your mayor good. I was not planning to exceed the $3 million dollars. But now I am embarrassed into it. Mayor Brown is a star we have worked together on many projects. We have a great partnership. And Buffalo would not be doing what it is doing today if not for the stewardship of Byron Brown. Let's give him a round of applause.
I knew he was good and I knew he was hardworking.But he just told me in the backroom that he comes here every six months and personally checks every nut and bolt on that system. Let's give him a round of applause. That's the kind of mayor that we want.
Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, our superstar, pleasure to be here with you. Mary Wilson, we love you and thank you for everything you have done for Buffalo - you and your whole family. Please, Mary Wilson.
To Deputy Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, who not only does a great job for Buffalo, but she has been such a positive for the entire state legislature serving in her role. We spent the day together last week going through vaping and all sorts of policy matters we want to take up. Thank you. It is an honor to be with you. Crystal Peoples-Stokes.
We have Assemblyman Sean Ryan, pleasure to be with you Sean. And we have my brother from another mother who has brought economic development back to Western New York - Howard Zemsky.
Today is simple. The progress in Buffalo and Western New York is undeniable. You see it in every statistic. You see it in young people coming back. Job creation. Unemployment is half of what it was. The success is undeniable. The renaissance is undeniable and now that we have momentum with us, and the wind is behind us, we start to deal with another question which is what is the highest form of success? And a lot of our success has had to do with redeveloping the waterfront, rediscovering the waterfront, and that's Canalside, it's the Outer Harbor, it's the new Skyway project we've talked about, but that connection, that success, that magic, should be shared with everyone. That's the highest level of success. The greatest feast has the largest number of people at the table, and that's what we're talking about today, and that's what the reimagining of LaSalle Park is all about.
We have this situation in many parts of the state, in many parts of the country. You have 190 separating many communities from the waterfront, just blocking them off, creating a wall. So, part of the reimagining of LaSalle to the new Ralph Wilson Centennial Park is that reconnection, that joint. And I am very excited about that, and it's a major project and it will bring many people back. And a centerpiece of that project is redoing the Hudson Street Bridge, and there are now four configurations, four designs for that bridge could look like, which would be much more welcoming, much more functional, more safe, architecturally pleasing. Those four - those four designs have been submitted. They're going to pick a design at the end of the month, but as a metaphor for what we're doing which is reconnecting, or connecting for the first time, the West Side with that waterfront. So the West Side can enjoy, can have the green space, the ball fields, the pool, everything that the new park is going to be. But it's also connected to the West Side and communities that have for a long time been blocked from the waterfront.
I was the HUD Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Secretary, 20 years ago we gave a grant to change Lake View houses and to make it into a community, and that's now happening. And to me this is the next step, which is now connecting that community to the waterfront and to all the assets that the new Ralph Wilson Park will bring. The reimagined park is a $68 million total project. So it is ambitious and it is going to be done right. But it is a worthwhile investment. Again we want the success to be shared with everyone and that's what this park will do. We can't thank the Wilson Foundation enough for up to this date a $50 million contribution to the park. Thank you, thank you, thank you. The Mayor announced that he's going to contribute $3 million. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. And the State will contribute $10 million to the project. So it's going to be a great project and it's being done the right way. The community is being consulted, they're a big part of the designing of the project, so it's a win-win all across the board.
I'm going to stop there, because I am on my way to see the Bills, so I have three words. My three words are squish the fish and that's, that's where I'm headed. But I have the pleasure of introducing Mary Wilson, and there's something I've wanted to say to Mary Wilson and the entire Wilson family for a long time. Not only did Ralph Wilson believe in Buffalo 60 years ago, when he brought the Bills to Buffalo, and really put his fingerprint on Buffalo, and the Bills became in many ways the unifying force for not just Buffalo, Western New York, but all across Upstate New York. And a source of pride. The only New York State football team that plays in New York State is the Buffalo Bills. But that was a gift he brought 60 years ago, and then continued.
And when they write the history books and they talk about this renaissance of Buffalo, and the turnaround of Buffalo, there were two critical points in that trajectory. Howard Zemsky and the Regional Economic Development Council were doing a great job and we were bringing back jobs, but we were also fighting this long-held cynicism, pessimism, because Buffalo had been down for so long a lot of people didn't want to believe it was coming back, and the Mayor was working hard and we were all working hard and we had success after success after success but we had two critical moments.
One was 2012 when he had to do the lease negotiation for the stadium, and if your family was not as cooperative and generous as they were in that lease negotiation we would've never gotten that done.
The second point was 2014 on the sale of the team and the sale of the team was at a very sensitive time. We were just on the cusp I believe of turning the corner where people really felt the momentum that Buffalo was coming back and if that decision had gone another way and the Bills had left it would've hurt not just the sports fans but it would've been a tremendous blow to everything we were doing. And the exact inverse is also true. When people saw that the Bills were staying it was an affirmation of the progress. I was a symbol of hope. It was a light for the future. The bills were saying, we believe in Buffalo and we believe in the renaissance and we are staying. And that really got us over the hump and I think that did so much to get people to actually believe this is happening.
This is happening - another success. Success after success after success breeds success. And that was all you. That was all you. Your family very easily could've made a different decision. So 60 years of love, and the love affair continues.
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- New York State Funding Will Go Toward Signature Pedestrian Bridge and Lagoon Feature
- Wilson Foundation Announces an Additional $5M and City of Buffalo Pledges $3M For Pedestrian Bridge
- Renderings of the New Hudson Street Bridge Available Here
- Governor Cuomo: "Today is simple. The progress in Buffalo and Western New York is undeniable. You see it in every statistic. You see it in young people coming back. Job creation. Unemployment is half of what it was. The success is undeniable. The renaissance is undeniable and now that we have momentum with us, and the wind is behind us, we start to deal with another question which is what is the highest form of success? And a lot of our success has had to do with redeveloping the waterfront, rediscovering the waterfront, and that's Canalside, it's the Outer Harbor, it's the new Skyway project we've talked about, but that connection, that success, that magic, should be shared with everyone. That's the highest level of success. The greatest feast has the largest number of people at the table, and that's what we're talking about today, and that's what the reimagining of LaSalle Park is all about."
- Earlier today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced $10 million for two signature features of what will be the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park in Buffalo. New York State will help fund a pedestrian bridge to replace the current Hudson Street Bridge, which will create access to the lake's edge in the park, as well as a new lagoon that boosts tourism and resiliency efforts. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park will be located at the current site of LaSalle Park, the City of Buffalo's largest waterfront park. For years, the City of Buffalo and the community have envisioned something greater for LaSalle Park. With the support of New York State and the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr, Foundation, which previously committed $50 million toward the park, the park's potential will come to fruition.
- VIDEO of Governor Cuomo's remarks is available on YouTube here and in TV quality (h.264, mp4) format here.
- AUDIO of Governor Cuomo's remarks is available here.
- PHOTOS of the event will be available on the Governor's Flickr page.
Maryland PSC Issues Hearing Schedule on Oct. 19
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following hearing schedule:
Wednesday 10/23/2019
09:30 AM - Case No. - Various Transportation Matters - - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: License Hearing Officer Holmes
Thursday 10/24/2019
10:00 AM - Case No. 9494 - EmPOWER Maryland Semi-Annual Reports - Legislative Style Hearing - Frank O. Heintz Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: En banc.
02:00 PM - Case No. 9056 - Type II SOS - Evidentiary Hearing - Frank O. Heintz Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore,
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ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following hearing schedule:
Wednesday 10/23/2019
09:30 AM - Case No. - Various Transportation Matters - - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: License Hearing Officer Holmes
Thursday 10/24/2019
10:00 AM - Case No. 9494 - EmPOWER Maryland Semi-Annual Reports - Legislative Style Hearing - Frank O. Heintz Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: En banc.
02:00 PM - Case No. 9056 - Type II SOS - Evidentiary Hearing - Frank O. Heintz Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore,MD. Before: En banc.
02:00 PM - Case No. 9064 - Type I SOS - Evidentiary Hearing - Frank O. Heintz Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: En banc.
Friday 10/25/2019
10:00 AM - Case No. 9610 - Baltimore Gas and Electric Rate Case - Evidentiary Hearing - Frank O. Heintz Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: En banc.
Monday 10/28/2019
10:00 AM - Case No. 9610 - Baltimore Gas and Electric Rate Case - Evidentiary Hearing - Frank O. Heintz Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: En Banc.
Tuesday 10/29/2019
10:00 AM - Case No. 9610 - Baltimore Gas and Electric Rate Case - Evidentiary Hearing - Frank O. Heintz Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: En banc.
10:00 AM - Case No. 9439 - Biggs Ford Solar Center, LLC (CPCN - 15.0 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in Frederick County). - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Chief Public Utility Law Judge McLean.
Wednesday 10/30/2019
09:30 AM - Case No. - Various transportation Matters - - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. License Hearing Officer Holmes
01:00 PM - Case No. 9610 - Baltimore Gas and Electric Rate Case - Evidentiary Hearing - Frank O. Heintz Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: En banc.
01:00 PM - Case No. 9439 - Biggs Ford Solar Center, LLC (CPCN - 15.0 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in Frederick County). - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Chief Public Utility Law Judge McLean
Thursday 10/31/2019
10:00 AM - Case No. 9610 - Baltimore Gas and Electric Rate Case - Evidentiary Hearing - Frank O. Heintz Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: En banc.
Friday 11/01/2019
10:00 AM - Case No. 9610 - Baltimore Gas and Electric Rate Case - Evidentiary Hearing - Frank O. Heintz Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: En banc.
Monday 11/04/2019
07:00 PM - Case No. 9608 - Spectrum Solar LLC CPCN Application in Prince George's County, Maryland - Evening Hearing for Public Comment - Oxon Hill Volunteer Fire Department, 7600 Livingston Road, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 Before: Public Utility Law Judge Grace.
Tuesday 11/05/2019
11:00 AM - Case No. 9606 - In the Matter of the Formal Complaint of Thomas Lee Lilly v. Delmarva Power & Light Company - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Flynn
Wednesday 11/06/2019
09:30 AM - Case No. - Various Transportation Matters - - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: License Hearing Officer Holmes
01:00 PM - Case No. 9624 - In the Matter of the Staff of the Public Service Commission of Maryland v. Atlantic Energy MD, LLC - Pre-Hearing Conference - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Chief Public Utility Law Judge McLean
02:00 PM - Case No. RM67 - Revisions to COMAR 20.50.01, COMAR 20.50.02, COMAR 20.50.03, and COMAR 20.50.12 - Rulemaking Session - Frank O. Heintz Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: En banc
Thursday 11/07/2019
10:00 AM - Case No. 9608 - Spectrum Solar, LLC (CPCN-5.6 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in Prince George's County). - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Grace.
Tuesday 11/12/2019
10:00 AM - Case No. 9608 - Spectrum Solar LLC CPCN Application in Prince George's County, Maryland - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Grace.
Wednesday 11/13/2019
09:30 AM - Case No. - Various Transportation Matters - - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: License Hearing Officer Holmes
Thursday 11/14/2019
- Case No. 9408 - Perennial Solar LLC (CPCN 8.0 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in Washington County) - Evening Public Comment - TBD Before: Public Utility Law Judge Flynn
Wednesday 11/20/2019
09:30 AM - Case No. - Various Transportation Matters - - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: License Hearing Officer Holmes
Tuesday 12/03/2019
11:00 AM - Case No. 9515(b) - Elkton Gas (PGA) - Evidentiary Hearing. - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Flynn
Wednesday 12/04/2019
09:30 AM - Case No. - Various Transportation Matters - - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: License Hearing Officer Holmes
Monday 12/09/2019
06:30 PM - Case No. 9600 - BGE (CPCN-Key Crossing Reliability Initiative Transmision Line Project) - Evening Hearing for Public Comment - Banquet Hall, Orchard Beach Volunteer Fire Department, 7549 Solley Road, Glen Burnie, MD 21060 Before: Public Utility Law Judge Lawrence
Tuesday 12/10/2019
11:00 AM - Case No. 9516(b) - UGI Utilities (PGA) - Evidentiary Hearing. - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Chief Public Utility Law Judge McLean
06:00 PM - Case No. 9600 - BGE (CPCN-Key Crossing Reliability Initiative Transmision Line Project) - Evening Hearing for Public Comment - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Lawrence
Wednesday 12/11/2019
06:30 PM - Case No. 9600 - BGE (CPCN-Key Crossing Reliability Initiative Transmision Line Project) - Evening Hearing for Public Comment - North Point Branch Meeting Room, Baltimore County Public Library, 1716 Merritt Blvd, Dundalk, MD 21222 Before: Public Utility Law Judge Lawrence
Monday 12/16/2019
01:00 PM - Case No. 9508(n) - Town of Berlin (electric fuel rate and PPCA charge) - Evidentiary Hearing. - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Grace.
Friday 12/20/2019
10:00 AM - Case No. 9514(g) - Sandpiper Energy - Evidentiary Hearing. - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Lawrence.
10:00 AM - Case No. 9513(n) - Chesapeake Utilities, Maryland Division - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Lawrence
Tuesday 01/28/2020
10:00 AM - Case No. 9600 - Application of BGE for a CPCN for the Key Crossing Reliability Initiative Transmission Line Project - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Lawrence
Wednesday 01/29/2020
01:00 PM - Case No. 9600 - Application of BGE for a CPCN for the Key Crossing Reliability Initiative Transmission Line Project - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Lawrence
Thursday 01/30/2020
10:00 AM - Case No. 9501(n) and 9502(n) - Easton Utilities (electric fuel cost adjustment charges and PGC adjustment charges, respectively) - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Flynn
Tuesday 02/25/2020
10:00 AM - Case No. 9510(n) - Columbia Gas (PGA) - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Grace
Monday 03/09/2020
10:00 AM - Case No. 9620 - Lightsource Renewable Energy Development, LLC (CPCN-20 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in St. Marys County). - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Flynn
Tuesday 03/10/2020
10:00 AM - Case No. 9620 - Lightsource Renewable Energy Development, LLC (CPCN-20 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in St. Marys County). - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Flynn.
Tuesday 05/26/2020
10:00 AM - Case No. 9615 - In the Matter of the Complaint of the Staff of the Public Service Commission of Maryland v. U.S. Gas & Electric and Energy Services Providers, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Gas & Electric - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Grace
Wednesday 05/27/2020
10:00 AM - Case No. 9615 - In the Matter of the Complaint of the Staff of the Public Service Commission of Maryland v. U.S. Gas & Electric and Energy Services Providers, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Gas & Electric - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Grace
Thursday 05/28/2020
10:00 AM - Case No. 9615 - In the Matter of the Complaint of the Staff of the Public Service Commission of Maryland v. U.S. Gas & Electric and Energy Services Providers, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Gas & Electric - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Grace
Friday 05/29/2020
10:00 AM - Case No. 9615 - In the Matter of the Complaint of the Staff of the Public Service Commission of Maryland v. U.S. Gas & Electric and Energy Services Providers, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Gas & Electric - Evidentiary hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Grace
Wednesday 06/03/2020
- Case No. 9408 - Perennial Solar LLC (CPCN 8.0 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in Washington County). - Evening Hearing for Public Comment - TBD Before: Public Utility Law Judge Flynn
Thursday 06/04/2020
10:00 AM - Case No. 9408 - Perennial Solar LLC Application for CPCN in Washington County, Maryland - Evidentiary Hearing - 19th Floor Hearing Room, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD. Before: Public Utility Law Judge Flynn
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Human Services Secretary: Financial Empowerment Programs Help Survivors of Domestic Violence Gain Independence
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 19 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services issued the following news:
Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller today visited Lutheran Settlement House, a community-based organization committed to serving children, adults, and families living in Philadelphia to highlight their Economic Justice and Empowerment Initiative, a partnership with the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) that helps domestic violence survivors address immediate financial needs and work towards long-term financial stability.
"Everyone deserves
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 19 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services issued the following news:
Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller today visited Lutheran Settlement House, a community-based organization committed to serving children, adults, and families living in Philadelphia to highlight their Economic Justice and Empowerment Initiative, a partnership with the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) that helps domestic violence survivors address immediate financial needs and work towards long-term financial stability.
"Everyone deservesto live a life where they feel empowered and, most importantly, safe," said Sec. Miller. "The unfortunate reality is that we know financial abuse occurs in nearly 99 percent of abusive relationships, preventing women from fleeing abuse. No one should ever feel powerless, but programs like PCADV and Lutheran Settlement House's Economic Justice and Empowerment Initiative provide tools to gain independence and support survivors navigating through unimaginable obstacles to achieve a better life."
Lutheran Settlement House empowers individuals, families, and communities to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through an integrated program of social, educational, and advocacy services. Lutheran Settlement House works with PCADV to equip advocates with best practices and tools that can save survivors from harmful situations with hopes to ultimately end domestic violence. Among many focus areas, PCADV is working to help survivors build economic stability through training, toolkits, and resources in the Economic Justice and Empowerment Initiative.
The Economic Justice and Empowerment Initiative is a statewide, coordinated effort between PCADV and the 59 community-based domestic violence programs that create nine sites like Lutheran Settlement House to provide a comprehensive training and continual resources that help address barriers to economic stability and safety. Tools and resources include access education, develop budgeting skills, repair credit, build savings, find affordable housing and gain meaningful employment. More information about the initiative and its sites and outcomes is available hereOpens In A New Window.
"It's common to think of domestic violence as physical abuse. Financial abuse is incredibly pervasive in these situations and is one of the most significant barriers to escaping an abusive relationship," said Susan Higginbotham, CEO of PCADV. "PCADV's Economic Justice Initiative connects survivors with invaluable resources to help them rebuild empowered and autonomous lives free from abuse."
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. More than 10 million people are affected by domestic violence every year.
Hawaii Gov. Ige Launches ?Ohana Readers Early Literacy Program on Molokai
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 19 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
Hawaii's first lady Dawn Amano-Ige, together with state and non-profit partners, has launched the Ohana Readers program on Molokai. Ohana Readers is a literacy program that focuses on reading with family.
The program will offer high-quality, age-appropriate Imagination Library books each month to children on Moloka'i who are four years old and younger. Children who register for the program will receive one book each month via the U.S. Postal Service beginning approximately eight to ten weeks after their
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HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 19 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
Hawaii's first lady Dawn Amano-Ige, together with state and non-profit partners, has launched the Ohana Readers program on Molokai. Ohana Readers is a literacy program that focuses on reading with family.
The program will offer high-quality, age-appropriate Imagination Library books each month to children on Moloka'i who are four years old and younger. Children who register for the program will receive one book each month via the U.S. Postal Service beginning approximately eight to ten weeks after theirregistration form has been submitted. The program operates through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and is free of charge.
The program is made possible through a collaborative partnership between the Office of the Governor, the State Department of Human Services (DHS), the Hawaii State Public Library System, Rep. Lynn DeCoite, and nonprofit partners The Dollywood Foundation, Friends of the Library, Learning to Grow and Read to Me International.
The Hawaii State Public Library System is encouraging families to register for the 'Ohana Readers program. The Moloka'i Public Library will also offer programs that complement the books the children receive, and will provide other activities to promote literacy and reading.
"Research shows that children are ready to learn in their earliest years, and this program provides no-cost opportunities for learning from birth through age four. Ohana Readers encourages family read-aloud time, an activity that increases the vocabulary and language skills of our children and contributes to their growing knowledge of the world," said Amano-Ige.
"This program encourages the youngest members of our community to develop a love of reading that will be important throughout their entire lives. The Hawaii State Public Library System is very excited to partner with the Ohana Readers program by being a place for families to sign up their little ones for story times at the Molokai Public Library to complement the books being mailed out," said State Librarian Stacey Aldrich.
"It truly takes an 'ohana for children to thrive. This collaboration is aligned with our foundational vision; that the people of Hawaii are thriving. We know that early literacy builds a strong foundation for life-long learning. Family bonding and the ability to explore new worlds and ideas through literature is something all families should be afforded. DHS is proud to be a partner in this community driven effort," said DHS Director Pankaj Bhanot.
"Friends of the Library of Hawaii is pleased to be part of a program that helps build a life-long love of reading at home with family," said Nainoa Mau, executive director of Friends of the Library of Hawaii.
"Reading with our keiki is one of the best things we can do with them, and it's something the whole family can be a part of. I am so happy that we are able to bring 'Ohana Readers to Moloka'i so our community can showcase this program to the rest of the state," said Rep. Lynn DeCoite.
Amano-Ige said Molokai serves as the pilot program for Ohana Readers and she hopes to further expand this program to other communities throughout the state.
The Molokai program is funded through Windward Community College's Learning to Grow (LTG) project in partnership with the Hawaii State Department of Human Services through monies from the Federal Child Care and Development Block Grant.
For more information about the Ohana Readers program contact Caroline Adolpho, Moloka'i administrator at (808) 567-9050 during office hours or email caroline.adolpho@hawaii.edu.
