TRR photo by Sandy Long Dennis Demara of Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources displays the state’s new five-year Comprehensive Recreation Plan during the Upper Delaware Council meeting on January 7.

River council begins again

By SANDY LONG

NARROWSBURG, NY—Following installation of its new slate of officers, members of the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) heard reports from representatives of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR).

Delaware River Basin Commission

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Pike commissioners and library board make progress

Many issues remain unsettled

By TOM KANE

MILFORD, PA—At a special meeting held on New Year’s Eve between the Pike County Commissioners and the Pike County Public Library (PCPL) board, the two sides continued to work out a solution to their persistent disagreements. Nothing major was achieved, but a few minor conclusions and a commitment to continue talks were agreed upon.

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The high cost of energy efficiency

Proposal for county buildings draws criticism

By FRITZ MAYER

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY—Is it bad form to seriously criticize a proposal put forward by a consultant just minutes after the plan was presented to the county? That seemed to be the opinion by lawmaker Leni Binder, who said that such criticism could have been made privately to lawmakers rather than have them be surprised by it at a public meeting.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Wayne joins pool to purchase electricity
• Farmer receives farmland protection grant
• Eleven homes to be demolished
• Gas at a Glance
• Move your money?
• Upper Delaware Council elects officers

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