TCLocal's response to the draft Energy Element of the County Comprehensive Plan can be found at
http://www.ibiblio.org/tcrp/policy/county/energy/20081001schill.pdf I hope that people who haven't had a chance to comment yet will attend the last of the series of public hearings listed in Marian's message below: Dryden Town Hall tonight starting at 6:30. Jon Marian Brown wrote: > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
