Donald Trump plans to build a wall that estimates project will cost anywhere from $15 billion to $25 billion and higher. Tell Trump and Congress that you want your tax dollars spent on re-building our country's infrastructure: our roads, bridges, and highways. Rebuilding our country's infrastructure should be their main focus. That's where our tax dollars should go: to improving our country and our every day lives.

The 2017 Florida Legislature is in session. Once again, there are efforts to drastically and negatively impact our public employee pensions affecting thousands of public service employees, including public school teachers, para professionals, clerical and food service workers. We encourage you to sign this petition to the Florida House, Senate and Governor Rick Scott.

Petition for DeRidder Internet: Based on average prices, satellite internet is 72.5 Percent more costly than land based services, and only half as reliable. Huge portions of the DeRidder population resides outside of serviceable areas as of 1/18/17 with many roads having old lines, that are outdated. Companies who own the rights to these lines refuse service to residents of which the lines lay on or near their properties. For example, AT&T owns lines down SR 394 but say the lines are old, and they don't plan to replace them. Sugartown has quality high speed internet available throughout portions of their immediate area, but DeRidder doesn't offer service just 4 short miles from our super Walmart. This is a community issue, as many residents are forced into purchasing the more expensive and less reliable satellite internet in order to be connected to our quickly advancing world. Children in public schools of the DeRidder area are expected to have internet access for continuing education at home, as well as our large population of home schooled children. College students also need access to quality internet to pursue studies. These young residents are the future of our city, and without having access to the tools they need in this year of 2017 it could be detrimental to their studies. These are but a few examples of why this is so important. Change needs to happen, we need everyone's help. At this moment we have hundreds involved in petitioning for such change, and the numbers keep growing. Companies targeted in the petition include: Suddenlink, Cameron Communications, and AT&T. Neighborhoods of petitioners include but are not limited to within the sub streets thereof: SR394, HWY 26, Hwy 112, Granberry Rd., Ball Rd., HWY 190, Yankee Ridge Estates Subdivision ( some have access, many don't ).

Residents of Island County have enjoyed this Greenbank shoreline at the end of Wonn Road for many years. Hundreds of individuals have petitioned the commissioners starting 8 years ago, including 1,240 signatures in Jan 2016. Public response at the hearing a year ago made clear the express will of the general citizenry. Beginning with the building of this wall, residents have watched one property owner block access to the beach for thousands of people who have walked out Wonn Road to the low tidelines for years, based on a vague and bogus deed. Public safety neccessitates access to the water between Freeland and Coupeville. Settling in a compromise with this owner sends a signal to other owners that public lands and interests are up for grabs. Last chance to make your comments known this Tuesday January 17, 10:00 A.M., in the Courthouse Annex Building, Room #B102, at 1 NE 6th Street in Coupeville, Washington. Email your commissioners; they need to hear from you!

The purpose of this petition is to disengage traffic cameras in the city of New Orleans by petitioning the Mayor. We have the only traffic cameras in this region and have the highest taxes which includes; property and city.

I live on the lands of the Ohlone People and believe they deserve Federal and State "Recognition" .

NICE Bus is private-public operation of NICE Bus, Nassau-Inter County Express which have budget issue overseen by Nassau County Bus Transit Committee. They get funding from Nassau County, State and Federals. If elected officials wouldn't take action, eastern portion of Nassau County and western portion of Suffolk County will stranded in April 2017, well as no more connection betwen NICE Bus Able-Ride and SCAT Paratransit. .

We are petitioning for a statewide investigation of family court practices in an effort to stop Nevada judges from harming innocent defenseless children. Nevada residents are being bled of our most valuable resource, the innocence of a child, and because of which, we are slowly losing our grip on the future of America. Since 1998, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has continued a lengthy investigation into adverse childhood experiences (ACE). ACE is one of the largest medical investigations ever conducted to assess associations between childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being. They found that a child’s exposure to certain traumas, including domestic violence, child sexual abuse, or being separated from their primary caregiving parent, resulted in more illnesses and injuries to children in childhood through adulthood, i.e., social-emotional and cognitive impairment; adoption of health-risk behaviors; disease, disability and social problems; and premature death. This study demonstrates how a child’s exposure to these elements is a public health issue. Yet every year, an estimated 58,000 children are court-ordered into custody or unsupervised visitation with a reported abuser. Additionally, current research estimates that false allegations of abuse happen less than 2% of the time, yet 85% of those children are court-ordered into shared or sole custody with the parent that is abusing them. Inadequately trained professionals tend to believe the myth that mothers frequently make false allegations, contrary to current research. Therefore, in thinking they have the needed expertise, family court professionals don't listen to domestic violence experts or child abuse evidence and they don't include current scientific research. Mothers are being forced into bankruptcy and poverty trying to protect their children, and their children are being irreparably harmed. We now have the medical research through the CDC to declare domestic violence, child abuse, and being separated from a primary attachment parent a public health issue. And the U.S. Department of Justice's Saunders report states that the standard and required domestic violence training received by judges, lawyers, and evaluators does not adequately prepare them to handle abuse cases. We are petitioning for a statewide investigation of family court practices in an effort to stop Nevada judges from harming innocent defenseless children. We would like to see you, our leaders, echo your constituents concerns and ensure that the health and safety of a child will come first in divorce and custody litigation. We thank you in advance for your support.

We are petitioning for a statewide investigation of Family Court Practices in an effort to stop Arizona judges from harming innocent defenseless children. Arizona residents are being bled of our most valuable resource, the innocence of a child; and because of which, we are slowly losing our grip on the future of America. Since 1998, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has continued a lengthy investigation into adverse childhood experiences (ACE). ACE is one of the largest medical investigations ever conducted to assess associations between childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being. They found that a child’s exposure to certain traumas, including domestic violence, child sexual abuse, or being separated from their primary caregiving parent, resulted in more illnesses and injuries to children in childhood through adulthood, i.e., social-emotional and cognitive impairment; adoption of health-risk behaviors; disease, disability and social problems; and premature death. This study demonstrates how a child’s exposure to these elements is a public health issue. Yet every year, an estimated 58,000 children are court-ordered into custody or unsupervised visitation with a reported abuser. Additionally, current research estimates that false allegations of sexual abuse happen less that 2% of the time, yet 85% of those children are court-ordered into shared or sole custody with the parent that is raping them. Inadequately trained professionals tend to believe the myth that mothers frequently make false allegations, contrary to current research. Therefore, in thinking they have the needed expertise, family court professionals don't listen to domestic violence or child abuse evidence, experts, and they don't include current scientific researchin their evaluations. Mothers are being forced into bankruptcy and poverty trying to protect their children, and their children are being irreparably harmed. Governor Doug Ducey, House and Senate Representatives: We now have the medical research through the CDC to declare domestic violence, child abuse, and being separated from a primary attachment parent a public health issue. And the U.S. Department of Justice's Saunders report states that the standard and required domestic violence training received by judges, lawyers, and evaluators does not adequately prepare them to handle abuse cases. We are petitioning for a statewide investigation of family court practices in an effort to stop Arizona judges from harming innocent defenseless children. We would like to see you, our leaders, echo your constituents' concerns and ensure that the health and safety of a child will come first in divorce and custody litigation. We thank you in advance for your support.

We would like to show that there is community support for improvements to the Hunters Farm playground and park. Please sign our petition to show your support. The next Parks Commission meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Village Hall, 305 Illinois St, Fox River Grove, IL 60021. If you are available that day, please join your neighbors in presenting the petition.

Bagel has become a cultural icon in Richmond and we propose a monument of Bagel to be erected on Monument Ave in his honor and for all the lost dogs of Richmond. Monument Ave has been the site of controversy with all the Confederate statues and the Bagel statue would serve as a less controversial, unifying symbol for Richmonders.

In Washington, DC, developers are not following permitting and zoning laws set forth by DC Ordinances. Homeowners are being effected by having to make substantial repairs when their property has been damaged. Further, other burdens such as lawsuits, attorney fees, and court cost is forced on the homeowner. This burden is forced on the homeowner who are mainly working families. These families have limited resources from the beginning and cannot assume this cost. The DC Laws that regulate illegal pop-ups are as follows: 104.3 Notices and Orders. The code official shall issue all necessary notices or orders to ensure compliance with the Construction Codes, and shall institute administrative and legal actions to correct violations or infractions, including actions pursuant to An Act To provide for the abatement of nuisances in the District of Columbia by the Commissioners of said District, and for other purposes, approved April 14, 1906 (34 Stat. 114; D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.01 et seq. (2012 Repl.)), and the Due Process Demolition Act of 2002, effective April 19, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-114; D.C. Official Code § 42-3171.01 et seq. (2012 Repl.)). 113.7 Illegal Construction. Without limiting any of the penalties or remedies for violations of the Construction Codes, or the Department’s enforcement authority set forth in this Section 113 or elsewhere, if a building or other structure or part thereof is being erected, constructed reconstructed converted or altered, or has been erected, constructed, reconstructed, converted, or altered in violation of the Construction Codes or the Zoning Regulations, said actions shall constitute illegal construction, and the code official is authorized to order ongoing work to stop and that the condition be corrected within a specified time frame deemed reasonable by the code official. Service of the order shall be made in accordance with Section 113.2.1. 113.7.1 Civil Fines. Notwithstanding the issuance of a stop work order or an order to correct, relating to the illegal construction, the code official is authorized to issue civil fines pursuant to Section 113.6 of the Building Code, and each day thereafter a violation goes unabated shall be considered a separate offense. Upon adjudication of the civil fines provided for in this section, the code official is authorized to assess any unpaid fines as a tax against the property on which the violation occurred, and to carry such tax on the regular tax rolls of the District and collect such tax in the same manner as general taxes. 113.7.2 Fire Safety Hazard; Public Hazard. Should the code official deem the condition to be a fire safety hazard or otherwise constitute a hazard to the public, the code official is authorized pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 42-3131.01(c) (2012 Repl.) to cause such condition to be corrected, to assess the cost of correcting such condition and all expenses incident thereto, including fees or charges authorized or imposed in the Building Code, as a tax against the property on which such condition existed or from which such condition arose, as the case may be, and to carry such tax on the regular tax rolls of the District and collect such tax in the same manner as general taxes. 113.8 Injunction to Restrain Use of a Building in Violation of Construction Codes. The Mayor may file a petition with the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for an injunction to restrain the use or occupancy of any building, other structure, or part thereof, in violation of any of the provisions of the Construction Codes or the Zoning Regulations. 113.9 Transfer of ownership. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any building or other structure upon whom a notice of violation or order has been served to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of such building or other structure to another person or entity until the provisions of the notice or order have been complied with, or until such owner shall first furnish the grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee a true copy of any notice or order issued by the code official and shall furnish to the code official a signed and notarized statement from the grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee, acknowledging the receipt of such notice or order and fully accepting responsibility without condition for making the corrections or repairs required by such notice or order. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 2782 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2). The District of Columbia Building Code (2013), referred to as the “Building Code,” consists of the 2012 edition of the International Building Code as amended by the District of Columbia Building Code Supplement (2013)(12 DCMR A). The International Building Code is copyrighted by the International Code Council and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at: http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/ibc/2012/index.htm?bu=IC-P-2012-000001&bu2=IC-P-2012-000019 Harriet Frost