Roadshow: Local taxes can lead to millions more in funding

Edit The Mercury News 23 Oct 2016
Q Measure B’s $6.3 billion for countywide pavement repairs, extending BART from Berryessa to Santa Clara, Caltrain overpasses, interchange fixes, expressway upgrades and more bus service is not nearly enough money to do all these things. BART to Santa Clara by itself will eat up most of that. Michael Van Nuland. San Jose. A You are partially right, but there’s more to the funding story ... Roseanna Lavia, Alex Li, Daniel Rich and others ... ....

Inverness headquarters for Scottish Land Commission

Edit BBC News 14 Oct 2016
The Scottish Land Commission is to be based in Inverness, bringing about 20 new jobs to the city ... Land Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said she was "determined to ensure all of the people of Scotland can benefit from our land" ... Ms Cunningham said ... ....

New Scottish Land Commission to be based in Inverness

Edit Scotsman 14 Oct 2016
The new Scottish Land Commission is to be based in Inverness. The body has been set up as part of the Government's land reform legislation to review law and policy and make recommendations to ministers ... Land Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said ... 'Like' The Scotsman on Facebook for regular updates ... ....

Eyemouth 'innovation centre' bid leaps forward

Edit BBC News 14 Oct 2016
A historic building in the heart of Eyemouth will be brought into community ownership thanks to a Scottish Land Fund award. The £82,500 funding package will allow Eyemouth and District Community Trust (EDCT) to buy and redevelop the Burgh Chambers and Town Hall ... Sina Anderson, of EDCT, said they were delighted with the "generous award" ... Land Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said she was pleased to see the award given ... ....

Scottish Land Fund backs island plans for new affordable housing (BIG - Big Lottery Fund)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Oct 2016
(Source. BIG - Big Lottery Fund) Area.Scotland. Programme.Scottish Land Fund. Topic.Asset transfer and capital projects. Building capacity through Ddeveloping Commnities Scotland. Release date.14 10 2016. SCOTTISH LAND FUND BACKS ISLAND PLANS FOR NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING ... Karen MacRae from the North Harris Trust, said ... Cabinet Secretary Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham, said ... Sandra Holmes, HIE's sector lead for community assets, said ... (noodl....

Eyemouth community to take ownership of historic buildings (BIG - Big Lottery Fund)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Oct 2016
(Source. BIG - Big Lottery Fund) Area.Scotland. Programme.Scottish Land Fund. Topic.Asset transfer and capital projects. Release date.14 10 2016. An historic 'B Listed' building in the heart of Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders will be brought into community ownership, thanks to a £82,500 Scottish Land Fund award announced today (FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER) ... Cabinet Secretary Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham, said ... 0141 242 1458 ... 01463 244244 ... (noodl....

Scottish sea eagle population set to soar

Edit Scotsman 13 Oct 2016
Sea eagles, which were once extinct in Scotland, will more than double in number over the next decade, according to a new report by RSPB scientists. Counts in 2015 put the population at 106 pairs, but experts are predicting there will be at least 221 pairs by 2025. And they say this could rise to more than 1,000 pairs by 2040 ... Environment and land reform minister Roseanna Cunningham, said ... ....

Sea eagle numbers in Scotland predicted to soar

Edit BBC News 13 Oct 2016
Numbers of white-tailed eagles, also known as sea eagles, could rise from 106 pairs of birds to 221 pairs in less than 10 years, a new study claims. Research commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) predicted the growth to the year 2025 and beyond ... Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said the newly-released report from SNH showed the return of white-tailed eagles to Scotland was a "genuine conservation success story" ... ....

Women's Golf in Fifth After Day One at YSU (Saint Francis University Athletics)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Oct 2016
(Source. Saint Francis University Athletics) Flash Points. Kelsey Patterson (Allentown, Pa./Emmaus) led the team with a 79 in the first round Three players are in the top-20 overall The Red Flash shot a 326 as a team. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO- Kelsey Patterson (Allentown, Pa./Emmaus) shot an opening round 79 to tie for 11th overall and four Red Flash golfers are in the top 20 overall at the Roseanna Schwartz Invite hosted by Youngstown State....

In case you missed it: good news for the environment (SNP - Scottish National Party)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Oct 2016
(Source. SNP - Scottish National Party). In government the SNP has made substantial progress in making Scotland cleaner and greener. This week that work continued. Here's some good news from this week that you might have missed. Underground coal gasification blocked ... This week Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham announced £2.5 million in funding for projects that boost recycling and tackle climate change ... (noodl. 35732329) ....
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