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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Rachel McEneny

May 29, 2008 518-581-8247

Rep. Gillibrand to Hold Neighborhood Office Hours in Masonville and Sidney

Hudson, NY - Today, local Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand announced that her staff will hold Neighborhood Office Hours on Thursday, June 12th at the Masonville Federated Church located on Route 206 and the Sidney Municipal Center located at 21 Liberty Street.

These satellite Congressional offices will have staff on hand to hear concerns and to help constituents with any problems they may be having with federal agencies – such as veterans benefits, Social Security checks or other federal issues.

“I realize that with busy work schedules and soaring gas prices, it is often difficult for my constituents to travel to a district office, so I’ve decided to take my office out into the communities I serve, to hear your needs so I can better represent the families of the 20th district” said Congresswoman Gillibrand.

Congresswoman Gillibrand, a member of both the Armed Services and Agriculture Committees, encourages local residents to come out to meet her staff and share their priorities for Congress, opinions on important issues and requests for help with federal agencies.

WHO: Congresswoman Gillibrand

WHAT: Neighborhood Office Hours to help local residents with problems with federal agencies

WHEN: Thursday, June 12th

Masonville: 10:00am-1:00pm

Sidney: 2:00pm-6:00pm

WHERE: Masonville Federated Church

State Route 206

Masonville, NY 13804

Sidney Municipal Center

21 Liberty Street

Sidney, NY 13838

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A representative from Congresswoman Gillibrand’s office will be available for constituent concerns at the following locations:

May 14th:
Downsville 9am to 1pm
Colchester Town Hall 72 Tannery Road
Downsville, NY

June 12th:
Masonville 10am to 1pm
Masonville Town Hall Rt. 206
Masonville, NY

Sidney 2pm to 6pm
Sidney Town Hall (this is still tentative)
Sidney, NY

March 19, 2008 Delhi, NY

The Delaware County Democratic Committee welcomes our 55th governor David Paterson and is looking forward to an administration in Albany that will lead New York to better itself and heal itself.

“We move forward. Today is Monday. There is work to be done,” Paterson said at his swearing in. “There was an oath to be taken. There’s trust that needs to be restored. There are issues that need to be addressed.”

“We are looking forward to seeing what the reconciler in David Patterson will do to shape the power relationships in Albany to achieve a more honest and open government for New York State” stated Cynthia Lockrow, chairperson of the Delaware County Democratic Committee.

By April 1st, the Legislature must meet it’s deadline to pass an estimated $124 billion budget. The Delaware County Democratic Committee urges all members of the Assembly and Senate to stay on track and work through the tough issues that separate the two parties and put the needs of working families, small business owners, professional video pokergiochi roulette gratisroulette on line gratiswww casinogiochi kenocasino per pccasino con bonus,casino bonus,casino con bonus senza depositocasino on line rouletteaprire casino onlinegioco craps in linearoulette 36casino bonus no depositslots commigliore casino onlinegambling casinoroulette americanagiochi video pokerscaricare video pokercasino on line gratiskeno onlineeuro casinovideo poker machineno deposit casino on linecasino italia bonusplay free pokerstrip poker gamefree video poker downloadplaying poker onlinetexas holdem poker download,texas holdem download,texas holdem no downloadhold em pokerseven card stud,how to play seven card stud,seven card stud pokeronline video poker gamewin 7 card studpoker videoholdem pokerfree poker,free texas holdem poker download,free poker downloadvideo poker casinocrazy game of pokerfree texas hold em gameplay texas holdem online freefree texas holdem poker downloadtexas hold em pokerpoker bettingonline poker no downloadinternet poker softwarefree poker downloadvideo poker machinefree online 7 card studonline free pokerlive poker retirees, children and the disenfranchised at the top of their priority list.

For immediate release:

Support for New
Governor
Delaware County looks forward to working with our new governor, David A. Paterson.
While we are saddened about the circumstances that precipitated his elevation to the position, we are excited about the future, and will work very hard to support him during this challenging time.
Governor Paterson embodies both leadership and stewardship. We look forward to helping him serve the people of this great state, and this great county, far into the future.

Democracy in action in Meredith

During the past year, several towns in the region have grappled with the issue of wind power, but none perhaps more contentiously than Meredith in Delaware County.

Regardless of how you stand on wind power, Meredith has become a great example of townspeople with the legal right to control their fate actually exercising their democratic powers to take charge of their lives.

A year ago, Meredith planners were working on an ordinance to regulate industrial wind turbines. After their work was completed, the town board made changes to their proposal, held hearings and passed a law many thought too lenient to wind-power developers.

So, in July, when it was time to file to run for town offices in the November election, the planning chairman and others who opposed the town board’s action decided to use the ballot box to get the power to rescind the ordinance they opposed.

In November, the anti-industrial turbine candidates were elected in fairly close votes, presumably with a mandate to proceed to change course on the law the town board had passed. And, indeed, that is what is happening,

New town board members, keeping their campaign promise, are proposing to rescind Meredith’s wind-energy law and ban industrial wind turbines.

Less than a month after the board overturned the ordinance adopted by the town board last summer, a public hearing on the proposed ban was scheduled for last week, but weather forced postponement until March 18.

Supervisor Keitha Capouya, who chaired the planning board last year, cited what she thought was a mandate for the board’s action.

There had “a great deal of feeling about banning industrial wind turbines in the town,” she said, noting that more than 800 people signed a petition opposing industrial wind, and of the dozens of people who spoke at last year’s hearing on the original law, only six or seven were in favor of permitting industrial wind.

She said the proposed law does not ban small wind projects.

“We are very much in favor of alternative energy,” Capouya said. “We are putting together a task force to explore small wind, solar, geo-thermal and private bio-mass energy projects.”

Capouya and her allied councilmen Ron Bailey and Dan Birnbaum readily acknowledge that they ran for office for a cause and are going to fulfill their pledges.

Though we generally have been in favor of wind development as an alternative energy source, we also respect the rights of citizens to democratically control the policies of their communities.

And the new leaders in the town of Meredith are doing just that.