Tompkins County Council of Goverments

Task Force Focus Areas
Work Group	Areas Covered	Chair
Land Values and Assessment	Effects on land values, property assessment, the tax base, and financing. Verifying measurement of gas output, splitting of subsurface rights, agricultural exemptions.	Carol Chock
Land Use	Home rule issues, CEAs, zoning, ordinances for noise, light and dust.	Richard Driscoll
State & Federal Interactions	Communications with state and federal legislators, as well as networking with other counties and regions and communications with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation	Martha Robertson
Public Safety	Public safety, emergency response, health issues.	Ric Dietrich
Road Protection	Road use agreements, construction agreements, driveway permits, preferred hauling routes.	Don Barber
Water Protection	Flow back disposal (water treatment and abandoned wells), water withdrawals, well contamination, surface water contamination.	Sharon Anderson
Community Impacts	Impacts on economics, jobs, housing, income, taxes, assessment.	vacant
Mapping	This work group is utilizing GIS mapping tools to develop materials that will help municipal officials make informed decisions about natural gas drilling Tompkins County.	Art Pearce
Other	Areas in need of addressing: pipeline placement, seismic testing, helicopter flights.