Cuomo Delays Past Election Day Lose-Lose Decision On Fracking ALBANY – Governor Cuomo won’t make a decision on fracking until after the November elections, one of a number of tough decisions he’s delaying past election day, according to an AP dispatch published in Newsday, LongIsland’s newspaper. “A decision to allow fracking would delight many in the state’s economically distressed Southern Tier, but would upset environmentalists and others opposed to the drilling,” according to the report. “Polls show New Yorkers are…
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Falsehoods Helped Sink Town Board Campaign Edition of Friday, Sept. 26 To The Editor: I lost the Democratic Primary in the Town of Oneonta, but I am proud to say that I did so with my integrity intact. Not one negative article was written, no personal attacks were launched and petitions were not challenged. As I visited homes throughout the town, I tried to focus on my positions and to explain my experiences in municipal governance. However, this became very…
Court Decision Renews Drive For Fracking Ban In Morris MORRIS – In the wake of the state Court of Appeals’ June 30 decision upholding local fracking bans, Town Board member Marilyn Roveland will make a motion at Tuesday’s town board meeting calling for a ban here. Advocates for Morris announced her intention in a press release asking ban supporters to attend the meeting and support Roveland. “Your presence and your voices are more important now than ever before,” the release…
Cuomo: No Rush On Fracking In State ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has again made clear what has become increasingly obvious to both supporters and opponents of fracking: He is in no rush to make a decision, the New York Times reported yesterday.…
HIGH COURT UPHOLDS TOWN FRACKING BANS ALBANY – The state’s highest court, 5-2, has upheld Middlefield and Dryden’s zoning laws that prohibit fracking in their borders. The decision, issued today by the state Court of Appeals, says the state Legislature has the right to override home rule – the practice that allows localities to act on matters not addressed at the state level – but has not chosen to do so. “The zoning laws of Dryden and Middlefield are therefore…
Judges Hear Fracking Arguments, Mum The state Court of Appeals in Albany this afternoon listened to arguments pro and con on the legality of Middlefield and Dryden’s fracking ban, but gave no hints as to which way it may go in a case that could determine where potentially lucrative — and potentially hazardous — hydrofracking for gas might happen, Newsday reports.…
NY’S HIGHEST COURT TO HEAR TOWN FRACK-BAN ARGUMENTS The state Court of Appeals, New York’s supreme court, will hear oral arguments at 2 p.m. today in Albany on whether towns can ban hydrofracking. The case before the court involves bans passed by the towns of Middlefield and Tompkins County’s Dryden. READ THE SYRACUSE POST STANDARD’S REPORT READ JULIE HUNTSMAN’S OP-ED IN TIMES UNION …
New Republic Publishes Column By Mayor Katz COOPERSTOWN – Mayor Jeff Katz discusses fracking and President Obama’s visit in a guest column in the current edition of The New Republic magazine. “The sense that, even in intense disagreement over the major issue of fracking, there was a core connection between the people and their president, that they could be opposed but still together, gave truth to the words of the (other) Boss,” he concludes.…
Both Sides of Fracking Debate May Protest When Obama Visits By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN Along with the gawkers and the hand-shake hopefuls, it seems protesters on both sides of the fracking issue may be lining village streets when President Obama comes to town on Thursday, May 22 to speak on the importance of tourism in the nation’s economy. Otsego 2000 has organized a rally outside the Baseball Hall of Fame starting at 11:30 a.m. and will include members of Sustainable Otsego,…