Friday, July 22, 2011

Home Rule Workshop, August 8, Tully NY

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Get your NY Town Legislators
and Supervisors to this meeting!


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Adrian/Kuzminski <adrian@oecblue.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 8:00 AM
Subject:  Home Rule Workshop
All,

Those of you working for Home Rule in your towns, and on passing local
ordinances banning heavy industry (including fracking, etc.), might consider
attending the workshop below. (This is a followup announcement for this
event.)

It might be especially useful for town officials and others who are
interested in this strategy but uncertain about it.

I will be attending, along with some people from Otsego and Hartwick.

A.

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Hydrofracking  - Local Law Workshop
 
Free and Open to the Public.
 
Priority given to Municipal Officials and Attorneys
 
August 8th 1-5 pm
Tully Library
12 State Street
Tully, NY

Tully NY is about halfway between Cortland and Syracuse just off Interstate
81.
 
Helen Slottje, Attorney
David Slottje, Attorney
Community Environmental Defense Council
Cedc.org
Ithaca,NY
 
Michael E. Kenneally, Jr.  Associate Counsel
Association of Towns of the State of New York
Albany, NY
 
Hands on, How-To workshop.   Each town is unique, no law is
one-size-fits-all.  Newly released sGEIS, DEC¹s  permitting document will
serve as background.
 
Agenda
 
* Moratorium on heavy industrial usage (9 months)
* Heavy Industrial Usage Ban
* Specific Hydro-fracking Gas Drilling Ban
* Back up findings and documentation to support bans such as long EAF,
comprehensive plans, CEA designations, agricultural districts, etc.
 
Effective, Specific Types of Zoning
 
* local wetlands protection         * steep slope protection
* no clear cutting                        * noise control
* air pollution                              * night artificial lighting
protection
* truck traffic regulation              * aquifer protection
 
 
To preregister (mandatory) 
 
Email fishswimfreely@yahoo.com with name, town, position, contact info. 
315-470-0778.
 



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