April 27 the Lansing Gas Drilling Committee is presenting an educational forum with 2 speakers at All Saints Church in Lansing at 7pm.

347 Ridge Road  Lansing, NY 14882

Deborah Rogers will be speaking on the economics of shale gas. She is a financial analyst, who lives in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, where the first widespread use of high volume hydrofracturing for shale gas was used (in the Barnett Shale). The results here are not what the gas companies had promised, and Deborah has done an excellent job of documenting what has happened. This talk is well worth listening to no matter what side of the issue you are on. She has an informative website at:
http://energypolicyforum.com/

After Rogers presentation, Dr. Sandra Steingraber, an award winning author, will speak about environmental health issues related to gas development. She is an eloquent speaker and the recent recipient of the Heinz Award for her work related to environmental health writing.

Please come join us for a very informative evening. Both speakers are well worth seeing. Please contact others and encourage them to come also.

The Caroline Town Board will be hosting a Question and Answer session about the proposed local law to ban gas drilling and related activities on Wed April 25th at the Speedsville Community Center beginning at 7pm. The Town Attorney will attend and be available to answer questions.

The Board, in consultation with the town’s attorney, has also developed answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the ban which can be viewed here http://www.townofcaroline.org/2012/04/18/faqs-on-gas-drilling-ban/

A copy of the draft language of the proposed local law to ban gas drilling and related activities is available here (PDF)
http://www.townofcaroline.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Gas_Drilling_Ban_DRAFT_1.pdf

Copies of the proposed local law and the FAQs are also available in the Town Notebooks located at
- Speedsville Store,
- Dandy Mini Mart, Slaterville Springs
- Town Library in the Town Hall Annex
- Brookton’s Market

Questions or comments regarding the proposed Ban should be sent to Town Clerk clerk@townofcaroline.org
Town of Caroline
PO Box 136
Slaterville Springs, NY 14881

The Clerk will file your remarks and distribute them to all board members.

At the May 1 and May 8 Board meetings, 7 pm, Town Hall, the Board will consider what it has learned during the Question and Answer session and will determine next steps in the public process.

SAVE THE DATE!

at the Newfield Fire Hall, 77 Main St., Newfield NY

This event will offer a look at how gas leases affect residents and towns legally and financially. There will be three presentations:

“Problems with Gas Lease Termination” – Joseph J. Heath, Esq.

“Gas Leases and Residential Mortgages” – Greg May of Tompkins Trust Company

“Impacts of Gas Leases on Homeownership and Mortgages” – Elisabeth N. Radow, Esq.

After the presentations, there will be ample time for questions and conversations with the speakers.

For more info, contact newfield.pause@gmail.com