TRR photo by Sandy Long The first request to withdraw 1,000 gallons a minute from the West Branch, one of the two rivers at the headwaters of the Upper Delaware, pictured above, was delayed by the Delaware River Basin Commission on July 15, pending further study of the cumulative impacts of natural gas drilling.

1,000 gallons per minute

First gas-drilling related docket considered by DRBC

By FRITZ MAYER

BETHLEHEM, PA—On the afternoon of July 15, the largest gas-drilling company in the United States and environmental advocates in the Upper Delaware Valley eagerly awaited a decision by the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) that would leave one side or the other deeply unsatisfied. As it turned out, they will have to wait a little longer: early in the proceedings the DRBC announced that the commission would postpone its decision, though the hearing on the docket in question continued.

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Goldsack criticizes commissioners and quits

She praises the election process under her direction

By TOM KANE

MILFORD, PA—Quite unexpectedly, the former director of the Pike County Board of Elections, Yolanda Goldsack, appeared before the county commissioners meeting on July 8, delivered sharp criticism of the commissioner’s action in her regard and resigned from any position offered her in the county government.

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Betting on the future of farming

Groups unite around agricultural project

By FRITZ MAYER

KENOZA LAKE, NY—The 84-acre farm was most recently owned by a woman named Judy Faye with a Las Vegas address. She bought the property in 2005, but lost it because of unpaid taxes.

The previous owner, artist Max Hutchinson, purchased it in 1984, and he created a sculpture park in the fields.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Thirty years with Willie Nelson
• Gas at a glance
• Honesdale Tree Committee briefs commissioners
• River Management Plan redux
• County lawmakers send message to DC
• Revolution to revolution
• Electric cars to be studied in Sullivan County

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