Leak capped in San Bruno fire neighborhood, residents shaken – San Jose Mercury News
August 3, 2012
Leak capped in San Bruno fire neighborhood, residents shaken – San Jose Mercury News.
Industrialization of Finger Lakes
June 6, 2012
Seneca Lake Entergy Storage Facility Photos of Industrialization of Seneca Lake.
I recently learned that you among others passed a bill designating Seneca Lake as a Scenic By-Way.
Attached please find several photographs of what is happening on Seneca Lake, as Kansas-City based Inergy prepares to turn Upstate NY into the gas storage and transport hub of the North East, with Seneca Lake at its epicenter. Please take a look at the attached photos. This unsightly project is visible from across the lake while driving down Route 414, the very section of road that would be designated as “scenic”.This will have a seriously negative impact on the Wine, Tourism and Agricultural businesses in our region, and will cause a major increase in truck traffic along our rural roads.
There seems to be a disconnect between your vision of the region and what is actually happening. We need your help, before it is too late. Please stop Inergy from industrializing the Finger Lakes.
Marcellus Shale Gas Development: What Does It Mean for Pennsylvania Schools? — Natural Gas — Penn State Extension
May 5, 2012
Marcellus Shale Gas Development: What Does It Mean for Pennsylvania Schools?
Posted: March 18, 2012
Latest research brief on challenges and opportunities associated with Marcellus shale development as perceived by educational leaders
The rapid development of natural gas extraction has profound impacts on many communities. This new fact sheet looks at local challenges and implications they may have for schools. Surveys were sent to high school principals and directors and Career and Technology Center (CTC) directors within the Marcellus shale region, and interviews with focus groups were held to obtain information. Four broad areas in which schools may see direct effects as a result of natural gas development were determined: school demographics, student outcomes and workforce development; effects on local roads and transportation; and broader community services and infrastructure. A comparison of perceptions of school district leaders in areas with high drilling activity to those in areas with lower drilling activity were examined.
The fact sheet does provide all questions asked on the survey as well as the results separated by respondents in areas with lower drilling activity, areas with higher drilling activity, and CTC respondents. Besides the results, implications for school leaders on each broad area are provided. The complete fact sheet may be viewed here.
Developing Road Preservation Local Law and Road Use Agreements: A Half-Day Forum
May 5, 2012
Tompkins County Council of Governments
Presents
Developing Road Preservation Local Law and Road Use Agreements: A Half-Day Forum
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Location: New York State Grange
100 Grange Place, Cortland, NY 13045
Does the prospect of more truck traffic than your municipal roads are accustomed have you worried?
How can you protect the highway infrastructure and the taxpayers?
Event expenses of $250 to be shared by participants – if 50 register then $5 each
7:15 am Doors Open
7:45 am Welcoming Remarks
8:00 am Road Structure and Allocating Damage Costs Equitably
Lynne Irwin, Director. Cornell Local Roads Program
9:15 am Options for Managing Truck Traffic
Michael Kenneally, Esq. Associate Counsel. Association of Towns of the State of New York
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Strategies for Negotiating Road Use Agreements
Mark Sweeny, Esq. Whiteman Osterman and Hanna, LLP
11:15 am Moderated Panel “Questions and Discussion”
12:00 pm End of Program
For Registration Contact: Michelle Pottorff at MPottorff@tompkins-co.org
Come prepared with any specific questions or concerns
you would like our panelists to address! Questions may be emailed in advance to MPottorff@tompkins-co.org
RSVP
Developing Road Preservation Local Law and Road Use Agreements: A Half-Day Forum
April 16, 2012
Tompkins County Council of Governments
And Cornell Local Roads Program
Presents
Developing Road Preservation Local Law and Road Use Agreements: A Half-Day Forum
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Location: New York State Grange
100 Grange Place, Cortland, NY 13045
Does the prospect of more truck traffic than your municipal roads are accustomed have you worried?
How can you protect the highway infrastructure and the taxpayers?
7:15 am Doors Open
7:45 am Welcoming Remarks
8:00 am Road Structure and Allocating Damage Costs Equitably
Lynne Irwin, Director. Cornell Local Roads Program
9:15 am Options for Managing Truck Traffic
Michael Kenneally, Esq. Associate Counsel. Association of Towns of the State of New York
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Strategies for Negotiating Road Use Agreements
Mark Sweeny, Esq. Whiteman Osterman and Hanna, LLP
11:15 am Moderated Panel “Questions and Discussion”
12:00 pm End of Program with live demonstration of Falling Weight Deflectometer
For Registration Contact: Michelle Pottorff at MPottorff@tompkins-co.org
Come prepared with any specific questions or concerns
you would like our panelists to address! Questions may be emailed in advance to MPottorff@tompkins-co.org
The Capitol Pressroom for March 13, 2012 | WCNY Blogs
March 13, 2012
The Capitol Pressroom for March 13, 2012 | WCNY Blogs.
Governor Andrew Cuomo joins us to discuss Tier VI and redistricting.
Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari D – Cohoes will have highlights from the Assembly’s budget.
Then, how can the state & municipalities earn revenue from hydrofracking, while at the same time, paying for the costs associated with it? It’s a question that Carol Chock and Dan Barber have been trying to figure out. They are part of a working group associated with the Tompkins County Council of Governments (TCCOG), which is urging New York State to refrain from issuing gas drilling permits until “it can capture appropriate taxes and fees and allocate them to cover costs to all levels of government, based on sound policy and verifiable data.” Both Chock and Barber will join us to explain.
And the New York Immigration Coalition is pushing for a New York State version of the Dream Act that would provide TAP funding to illegal immigrants attending New York State colleges and universities. Chung-Wha Hong, Executive Director of the NY Immigration Coalition and 23 year old CUNY student Yajaira Saavedra will join us.
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