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02
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Marion Read
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
 WASHINGTON, DC - To help local consumers hit by skyrocketing gas prices, U.S. Representative Michael A. Arcuri (D-Utica) announced today that he is a cosponsor of legislation to halt shipments to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), increasing available domestic oil supply and helping to bring down local gas prices.
"With prices rising faster than paychecks, it is high time to stop siphoning off precious oil and act quickly to bring gas prices down," Arcuri said. "The cost of filling up the family car or truck is forcing too many local families to cut back on even necessary travel. It is time for real action to bring costs down and help local consumers."
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May
02
2008
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Matt Devane
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
 Albany- With gasoline prices now approaching $4 per gallon and putting a strain on New York's hardworking families and small businesses, State Senator Michael F. Nozzolio today announced that the Senate will act on legislation he is sponsoring to provide much needed relief at the gas pump by suspending New York State's gasoline taxes during the summer travel season.
If the State enacts this tax relief plan, New Yorkers would save approximately 32 cents per gallon in state gasoline taxes, including 16 cents from the State's Petroleum Business Tax, 8 cents from the State sales tax, and 8 cents from the State's Motor Fuel Excise Tax.
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May
02
2008
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Dan Veaner
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
The Lansing Town Board, Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals met in a joint session last week to try to come to consensus on a new planning ordinance. The Town Board wants to streamline the planning process, making it more business-friendly and simpler for all applicants to get through the planning process with less time and expanse than the current process has been requiring. While the process has been marred by a history of miscommunication and suspicion between the Town and Planning boards, Town Supervisor Scott Pinney and Planning Board Chairman Lin Davidson were determined to keep the meeting professional, productive, and on-topic.
There are two main bones of contention: First is a general loosening of zoning ordinances, especially where commercial uses in residential areas are concerned. Secondly, The Town Board has proposed to use a checklist to determine whether proposals are processed through an in-house site plan review or a full Planning Board review. "What we're tying to do is have a checklist so the zoning officer has a list to go down through," Pinney said. "The main thing here is the items with 'X's that say 'Refer to the Planning Board.'"
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Apr
29
2008
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Marcia E. Lynch
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 |
 A State of Emergency which had been in effect in Tompkins County since Friday, April 25th has been lifted by County Administrator Stephen Whicher, effective as of 12:00 Noon today, April 29th.
The State of Emergency had been declared because of the warm temperatures and lack of rain that the region had experienced, a condition that had caused a significant risk for brush fires to occur, threatening public safety.
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25
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Marcia E. Lynch
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Friday, 25 April 2008 |
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Tompkins County Administrator Stephen Whicher has declared a State of Emergency in Tompkins County, effective as of 5:00 p.m. today (Friday, April 25, 2008), because of ongoing weather conditions which create a serious risk of brush fires and threaten public safety.
Mr. Whicher's declaration states that, effective immediately, a ban has been placed on all outdoor burning and recreational outdoor fires. The ban does not include controlled cooking fires when the fire is in a contained, controlled fireplace, barbecue grill or cooking pit. Individuals cooking outdoors must at all times have readily available the proper equipment to extinguish the fire.
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