Natural gas driller sues Pa. township over zoning | Press & Sun-Bulletin | pressconnects.com
October 13, 2011
Natural gas driller sues Pa. township over zoning | Press & Sun-Bulletin | pressconnects.com.
Cortland Considers Ordinance to Protect Public Water Supply
August 18, 2011
Cortland Considers Ordinance to Protect Public Water Supply
Last Edited: 2011-08-17 10:52:12 Story ID: 4147
In an effort to protect its water supply the City of Cortland is considering a wellhead protection ordinance that would ban or restrict certain activities within proximity to the City’s water wells.
Last night the City council got its first look at the proposed well head protection ordinance. The proposal calls for new zoning laws to be adopted to further restrict and monitor development and other activities near the City water supply.
According to Pat Reidy a water quality specialist with the County Soil and Water department, the proposed legislation is modeled after a similar program that was adopted in Cortlandville; it maps out the most critical areas in the water supply and looks to prevent pollution from impacting those areas.
Reidy says while Cortlandville has adopted regulations that protect a portion of the water supply that feeds the City wells, water does not know municipal boundaries and the City would do well adopt its own regulations.
The new rules would not significantly impact development in the City as most of the are that would fall into the new well head protection zone is in established neighborhoods, however a large portion of Suny Cortland’s campus would fall into the new zone including Davis Field where the college has proposed to construct a 52 million dollar Student Life center. The site is directly adjacent to the City water wells.
The City will hold a public hearing on the proposed law on September 6th.
Gas Industry Plans to Challenge Towns’ Zoning Protections. Dryden board to vote on limits tonight. Cortland Standard, Aug. 2, 2011
August 3, 2011
- Gas Industry Plans to Challenge Towns’ Zoning Protections. Dryden board to vote on limits tonight. Cortland Standard, Aug. 2, 2011
Interesting that IOGA is meeting with local editorial boards.
Ulysses town adopts industrial ban
July 6, 2011
Town of Ulysses local law public hearing
100% of speakers in favor of prohibition of gas drilling industrialization June 29, 2011, Trumansburg, NY
Summary by Krys Cail The hearing for the Town of Ulysses new local law regarding gas drilling was held last night. Our law is a bit different than some others, in that it asserts that Town zoning law, which has a limited area in which only light industrial uses are allowed, has always prohibited heavy industrial uses such as those associated with HVSW hydrofracking. Our proposed local law clarifies this existing prohibition. The Elementary School auditorium was definitely necessary to accommodate the large turnout. Speaker after speaker after speaker got up to address the board. After an hour and a half of testimony, the relieved crowd left in a jubilant mood– not a single speaker had failed to completely support the Board’s proposed law. In my 25 years of active involvement as a citizen in Town issues, I have never seen an issue about which there was such unanimous opinion. This in a town with deep, contentious divisions between Democrats and Republicans, rural people of limited means and wealthy academics and lakeshore second home owners. For one evening, we put our differences aside and spoke clearly: if there is one thing we agree about, it is that we love where we live and we don’t want it fracked. WHAT are you waiting for? Give your town’s residents a chance to stand up for the worth of their town! Start that petition today! How to submit comments
- Link to the post: http://shaleshockmedia.org/2011/06/30/town-of-ulysses-local-law-public-hearing/
- Link to Shaleshock Media: http://shaleshockmedia.org
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