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Highlights of the June 4, 2002 meeting of the Tompkins County Board of Representatives:
BOARD ACCEPTS VITAL COMMUNITIES PRINCIPLES
By unanimous vote, the Board adopted a
set of development and preservation principles that have grown out of
the Vital Communities public outreach program. The interim principles
state that the County supports future development that promotes strong
neighborhoods, protects important natural resources, and enhances the
local community. Contacts: Dooley Kiefer, Chair, Planning Committee, 257-7453;
Planning Commissioner Ed Marx, 274-5560.
Following are opinion pieces that have appeared in the local media regarding the Vital Communities Initiative:
Don Barber, Supervisor, Town of Caroline, April 2002. Click here to view
Fernando de Aragon, Director, Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council, April 2002. Click here to view
Sharon Anderson, Watershed Steward, Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, April 2002. Click here to view
Tom Parsons, Fire Lieutenant, City of Ithaca Fire Department, March 2002. Click here to view
Monika Roth, Agriculture Program Leader, Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, March 2002. Click here to view
Ed Marx, Commissioner, Tompkins County Planning Department, March 2002. Click here to view.
Jim Hanson, Former Commissioner, Tompkins
County Planning Department, June 2002.
Click here
to view.
Jean McPheeters, President, Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, June 2001. Click here to view.