Please forgive any cross-posting. Dear Friends--I was one of only 3-4 citizens who attended the first presentation on the water debate at City Hall last night. See the front page story in today's Journal, "City Considers Warming in Water Debate." The long-term impact of global warming was brought up by Maria Coles and was discussed at some length. Another change from the previous discussions is that sustainability has been added to the previous six criteria--economics, environmental considerations, feasibility of construction, etc. The water issue is the main topic of the next 3 or 4 meetings of the Community and Organizational Issues Committee. This is a new committee of the whole of Common Council which is adding a new dimension to the decision making process for the City of Ithaca. The meetings are at 7:30 on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. If you are interested in the water issue this is an important forum for access to information on the process. Take care. Tom
Tom Shelley 118 E. Court St. Ithaca, NY 14850 607 342-0864 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.myspace.com/99319958 P I thank you for printing this e-mail only if it is necessary "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." The World Commission on Environment and Development, Gro Harlem Brundtland Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, 1987 MY NOTE: Sustainable development does not mean "sustainable growth" as growth per se is not sustainable. And the term "sustainable" has to mean "for a very long time" (A. Bartlett). "The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives." Sioux proverb _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
