TRR photo by Sandy Long Damascus Township Supervisor Jeff Dexter addresses the Upper Delaware Council during its discussion about a draft letter concerning the township’s proposed zoning ordinance amendment.

UDC takes more heat on gas

By SANDY LONG

NARROWSBURG, NY—An overflow crowd spilled into the hallway outside the stuffy room where the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) held its September 2 meeting in Narrowsburg. Inside, empty chairs marked the absence of representatives from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC).

The council pressed ahead to pass a flurry of letters, one of which triggered a debate among the UDC members and a response from Damascus Township Supervisor Jeff Dexter.

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The lever lovers lost

New voting machines for New York

By FRITZ MAYER

MONTICELLO, NY—The lever voting machines used for more than 50 years in New York State are going the way of the Dodo Bird. The machines were used for the last time in November 2009. A campaign to save them was waged across the state, including in Sullivan County.

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Good design=investment

Fallsburg to set standards for development

By FRITZ MAYER

FERNDALE, NY—Michael Bertolini, chairman of the architectural review board in the Village of Warwick, has been called a Color Nazi and worse. But, he said, if you’re patient with building owners and developers, sometimes you can convince them that adhering to design standards is worth the time and effort.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Forest advocate honored
• Wayne bond issue
• Don’t drink the water
• Gas at a Glance
• Ice cream from the sun
• Opera impresario Gloria Krause dies

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