Link to the Final Draft Tompkins County Comprehensive Energy Plan. If you can't make a meeting, comments can also be emailed to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
First one was held 9/17 in Ulysses - 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 http://www.co.tompkins.ny.us/planning/compplan/index.htm http://www.co.tompkins.ny.us/planning/compplan/documents/9-2-08DraftEnergyElement_001.pdf Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Element Project Background The Tompkins County Planning Department is drafting a new Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions element to be added to the County Comprehensive Plan. It is envisioned that this element will help guide the County in decisions that influence local energy and greenhouse gas emissions and will provide a framework to address community goals in a proactive and coordinated manner. This Comprehensive Plan element will identify the critical issues at the County level, present existing conditions, and establish policy and action items for the County government and its partner agencies to implement. Project Schedule Steering Committee Formed: February 2008 Focus Groups and Interviews: April – May 2008 Public Meeting: June 5, 2008 Draft Element: Summer 2008 Fall 2008 Public Meetings: - September 17th in Town of Ulysses - September 22nd in Town of Danby - September 24th in City of Ithaca -=2 0October 1st in Town of Dryden Revise Element and Present to Legislature: October-December 2008 Public Participation Public Meeting #1: Thursday, June 5, 2008 On June 5, 2008, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm, a public meeting was held at the Tompkins County Public Library. This meeting included a brief presentation on the major issues and opportunities identified to date and provided the community an opportunity to comment on energy and greenhouse gas emissions topics and contribute idea s for the draft element. Public Meeting #2-5: September-October 2008 At these meetings the final draft element will presented to the public at four venues throughout the County. The focus of these meetings will be to gather community feedback regarding proposed policies and action items to be included in the final element. - 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 Draft Element - Now available for public review and comment! The final draft Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Element will be presented at fall public meetings to be held in four municipalities. Comments and ideas will be collected at these meetings. We also welcome your email comments that can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Final Draft Energy Greenhouse Gas Emissions Element _______________________________________________ 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
