You are invited to attend a town hall discussion to help plan for the County's energy future. In order to give maximum opportunity for public participation, we are holding four meetings at several sites to talk about the draft Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Element to the County Comprehensive Plan. These meetings will be held on the following dates:
· September 17th at 6:30 pm at the Ulysses Town Hall, 10 Elm St., Trumansburg
· September 22nd at 6:30 pm at the Danby Town Hall, 1830 Danby Rd
· September 24th at 6:30 pm at the Tompkins County Public Library, Borg Warner Room
· October 1st at 6:30pm at the Dryden Town Hall, 93 E. Main St., Dryden
In early 2008, the County Planning Department began work on a new element to the County Comprehensive Plan to address energy and greenhouse gas emissions. The draft Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Element to the County Comprehensive Plan identifies the critical issues; presents existing conditions; proposes community goals; and offers potential policy and action items for the County government and its partner agencies to address energy and greenhouse gas emissions.
To date, this planning process has included:
· Research into local, regional, and national energy and greenhouse gas
emissions issues
· Input from a special committee of the County Planning Advisory Board established to help guide this process
· Six focus group sessions held April-May 2008 with community experts representing local businesses, organizations, and academic institutions involved in energy and greenhouse gas emissions pursuits
· A public meeting held at the Tompkins County Public Library on June 5th to present early findings and gather community ideas
· Numerous meetings with County-appointed committees, including the Legislature’s Planning, Development and Environmental Quality Committee, County Planning Advisory Board, and County Environmental Management Council
Your input is important to ensure the new Comprehensive Plan element reflects
community ideas and concerns. This important and relevant topic requires
community-wide involvement, so please share your thoughts, either at a public
meeting, by phone, in-person, or at the website below.
The draft Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Element can be viewed on the
Tompkins County Planning Department website at
http://www.tompkins-co.org/planning/compplan/index.htm. Should you have any
questions about the document or this planning process, please call Leslie
Schill or Katie Borgella at 607-274-5560.
Thank you in advance for your participation; we look forward to hearing from
you this fall.
Kathy Wilsea, Secretary
Tompkins County Planning Dept.
121 E. Court St., Ithaca NY 14850
607-274-5560
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