Author Archives: Dryden Resources Awareness Coalition

About Dryden Resources Awareness Coalition

A grassroots, all volunteer group of concerned citizens of the Town of Dryden focused on protecting our natural resources.

Democratic Candidates in place for 2015 Town Board Election

The Dryden Democratic Party has selected candidates for the upcoming Town Board election. Jason Leifer is the nominee for Town Board Supervisor. Jason is currently the Deputy Town Board Supervisor and has been a member of the board since 2008. … Continue reading

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Dryden and Middlefield Cases Influence State’s Decision to Prohibit Fracking

The Dryden and Middlefield cases were mentioned three times in the Final Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement on the Oil, Gas, and Solution Mining Regulatory Program released by New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on June 29, 2015. It … Continue reading

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Help Choose the Democratic Candidates for Town Board

Please join us on July 14, 2015 the Democrats will hold a caucus at the Dryden Town Hall at 7:30pm to choose candidates for the upcoming election in November 2015. Get information about the candidates on our Election 2015 page.

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Zoning Amendments Update

Good news! The Dryden Town Board listened to the people of Dryden and decided to take another look at the zoning amendments before voting on them. Great work, people! We got more than 100 signatures from Dryden residents on our … Continue reading

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Call to Action – Please Attend April 16th Town Board Meeting

The Dryden Town Board has scheduled a hearing for April 16, 2015 on several zoning law amendments which will weaken the current protections against fracked gas infrastructure and move us closer to a new pipeline in the County which will … Continue reading

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Earthjustice Film about Dryden Plays at Film Festival

The film, “Dryden – The Small Town that Changed the Fracking Game” created and directed by Chris Jordan-Bloch of Earthjustice along with his side-kick Kathleen Sutcliffe will premiere today at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Nevada City, California. … Continue reading

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NYSEG Answers Some Questions about the Proposed West Dryden Pipeline

Time Warner Cable reports on the January 15, 2015 Dryden Town Board meeting where NYSEG attempted to answer questions about the proposed West Dryden Road pipeline. The main concern expressed was the incredibly vague and one-sided easement that residents are … Continue reading

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NYSEG To Present Information on West Dryden Pipeline

Come to Dryden Town Board meeting  Thursday January 15, 2015, 7pm NYSEG/Iberdrola Representatives are scheduled to attend the January 15th, 2015, Dryden Town Board meeting. The meeting time is 7 pm at the Dryden Town Hall (93 East Main St, Dryden … Continue reading

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DRAC Changes Meeting Day

Beginning February 2, 2015 DRAC will meet on the first Monday of every month at 7pm at the Dryden Town Hall located at 93 East Main Street in Dryden. Meetings are open to the public.

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Dryden lawsuit weighed on New York fracking ban

REPRINTED FROM THE ITHACA JOURNAL by Andrew Casler, acasler@ithacajournal.com | @AndrewCasler ITHACA – Dryden’s landmark court victory on hydraulic fracturing weighed heavy as New York officials announced Wednesday that the state won’t allow fracking. In June New York’s highest court … Continue reading

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