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Dryden Democrats: Population Trends
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Thursday, July 10, 2008. Ithaca Journal has an article this morning from Albany headlined:. Census: NYC grows as Upstate cities shrink. This is the kind of article Simon. Would have loved before he had so many more important things to think about. To the Journal's credit (and I can't remember if I've ever said that before) the subtitle is: "Ithaca one of few to grow" and they include a table of data from Tompkins County and the towns and villages in the county. Posted by Mary Ann at 8:21 AM.
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Dryden Democrats
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Tuesday, September 03, 2013. Democrats are alive and well and working in Dryden! Visit our official website here. Lots has happened since my last post. After the Town Board passed a zoning amendment in August 2011 making it clear that gas drilling is not allowed in the Town of Dryden, Anschutz Exploration. In May 2013, the NYS Appellate Division upheld the lower court decision and Norse's attorney promptly filed for permission to appeal. Last week the NYS Court of Appeals agreed to hear the case and ...
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Dryden Democrats: Obama's Health Care Plan
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Sunday, September 21, 2008. Obama's Health Care Plan. Oh, dear. I've been away so long, it's hard to know where to start. I found the link to this Wall Street Journal article on my favorite economist's blog, Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal. Why Obama's Health Plan Is Better - WSJ.com. The Obama plan would give individuals and small firms the option of joining large insurance pools. With large patient pools, a few people incurring high medical costs will not topple the entire system, so insurers woul...
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Dryden Democrats
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Friday, June 20, 2008. I had some time between an appointment on the west side of town and a meeting on the east side. Happily, I had my camera with me so I took the opportunity to pursue one of my favorite projects: capturing views that define the Town of Dryden. The tidiness of this Cornell research property east of Freeville is inspiring. I think it looks like it could be a model railroad layout. The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Mineral Resources. With a concrete floor and ...
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Dryden Democrats: Reminders
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008. I really miss Simon's. Pointers to articles of interest in the Ithaca Journal. But since I'm forced to try to keep up with local news on my own, I must say the new Ithaca Journal. Format is much improved. From the front page, you can scroll down to "Communities" and click on Dryden for specific Dryden stories (though you get more if you actually search on " Dryden. It's worth mentioning that the Cortland Standard. Reminder: A Recreation Masterplan. Tonight it's Greg McQuade.
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Dryden Democrats: Meetings...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008. I've been to a number of good meetings recently. Last week town officials met with representatives of TC3, the Village of Dryden and neighboring property owners including Willowbrook and the fire department to consider development of a trail from the TC3 dorms to Neptune Drive. Lots of good ideas and concerns arose. Is it a nature trail or a way for TC3 students to get to the village or both? Will it reduce pedestrian traffic on Lee Road? Are there safety issues? Monday night Va...
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Dryden Democrats: Volunteer First Responders
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Friday, July 25, 2008. This legislation may be a good sound-bite. For co-sponsor NYS Senator Seward and Governor Patterson, but I can't imagine it's actually going to help our volunteer firefighters and EMTs. From the Ithaca Journal:. Here's the full text of the bill. AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the establishment of a volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker health program. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:. 7 The...
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Dryden Democrats: So much to do, so little time...
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Friday, June 27, 2008. So much to do, so little time. At the beginning of the year David. Expressed his intent to blog more frequently. I've often echoed that intent, but neither of us are really succeeding. My Five Wells. Blog is mostly for fun - and for practice writing. I've managed to post there about twice a week lately, though I used to post daily. Meeting with TC3 and other property owners around the area behind the town hall to discuss development of a trail from the TC3 dorms to the village.
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Dryden Democrats: Recreation in Dryden
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Friday, March 28, 2008. After a morning meeting with the Director of the SPCA, an afternoon meeting with Tompkins County Council of Governments about a health insurance consortium and SPCA negotiations and a suppertime meeting with a school district superintendent search committee meeting, I met with the newly formed Recreation Masterplan Steering Committee. We invited about a dozen people with various interests in recreation to discuss what direction the masterplan should take. Is maturing. Our yout...
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Dryden Democrats: Dog Control
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Thursday, March 27, 2008. Large chunks of yesterday and today are devoted to dog control. You may recall reading about the controversy. When the SPCA said they couldn't possibly continue contracting with towns for dog control without doubling the price. The town of Dryden paid about $18,000 in 2007 and the SPCA asked for $36,000 for 2008. All Tompkins County towns plus the city and the county protested and started looking for alternatives. Posted by Mary Ann at 9:03 AM. Visit Mary Ann for Dryden. Dryden ...