Pour It On. Take Immediate Action to Require Dryden Town Supervisor Jason Leifer to Halt Dominion New Market Pipeline

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Greetings,

Many thanks to all the Fractivists who are incessantly calling and emailing to stop the massive Dominion New Market pipeline expansion project before it is too late.

The Town of Dryden, NY inappropriately granted critical local approvals for this fossil fuel monstrosity that would perpetuate New York's addiction to Pennsylvania fracked gas for decades to come. Requisite state and federal authorizations also have been issued.

I implore all Fractivists to pull out the stops to require Dryden Supervisor Jason Leifer to take urgent action to REVOKE local approval for the Dominion New Market Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, wetland and waterway protection variances as well as other authorizations granted for this pipeline project.

Supervisor Leifer also must fulfill his promise to write Governor Cuomo to request that he REVOKE all state approvals due to the extensive Borger Compressor Station pollution problems that Toxics Targeting documented were never cleaned up to state standards. These hazards threaten Cayuga Lake, the source of drinking water for more than 30,000 local residents.

See: Inadequate Investigation and Clean up Documentation Borger Compressor Station CNG Spill # 9806491

I ask each and every Fractivist to call Dryden Town Supervisor Jason Leifer at (607) 844-8888 and press 6. Email him at: supervisor@dryden.ny.us

Call and email the other Town Board members at: http://dryden.ny.us/board-commission-list/town-board/

Call and email Tompkins County Legislators Mike Lane (mlane@tompkins-co.org, 607 844-8440 (w)) and Martha Robertson (mrobertson@tompkins-co.org, 607 272 0584).

RESPECTFULLY DEMAND THAT THE TOWN OF DRYDEN:

RESCIND LOCAL APPROVAL for the Dominion New Market Pipeline Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan;

REQUIRE Dominion to apply for a Special Use Permit for the Borger Compressor Station expansion;

DENY the Special Use Permit because expansion of the proposed Borger Compressor Station cannot comply with the Town of Dryden's comprehensive land-use plan; and

Fulfill Supervisor Leifer's Promise to Write Governor Cuomo to echo the requests he made to FERC: Letter from Town of Dryden to FERC re: Borger Compressor Station - 3/6/2017

Conclusion

Tell Dryden Supervisor Leifer that you require him to halt Dominion New Market Pipeline or you will hold him personally accountable. Tie him into the Gordian Knot. Flood the switchboard with calls. It is as simple as that.

Call Jason Leifer today at (607) 844-8888 and press 6. Email him at: supervisor@dryden.ny.us

Smile and dial. Do not stop until you drop. Everything is on the line. All the chips are down.

Do not take "NO" for an answer. Make sound arguments.

Thank you so much for your unstinting efforts.

Best,

Walter

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Sample Dedicated Fractivist Missives

Dear T/Dryden Supervisor Leifer,
I am writing in opposition to the expansion of the Dominion New Market Pipeline project. Thank you for your excellent letters to Governor Cuomo on February 3, 2017 and to Kimberly Bose at FERC on March 6, 2017. Although permission has been granted to proceed with the project, I do believe there is more that you can do. Please:

1. Rescind local approval for the New Market Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan;

2. Require Dominion to apply for a Special Use Permit for the Borger Compressor Station expansion, and then deny the expansion because it cannot comply with the Town of Dryden's comprehensive land use plan;

3. Require the DEC to check whether any previous spill sites might be affected or impacted by this activity.

Air and water are essential to human life. We should always do absolutely everything we can to preserve our pure air and clean water. The health of residents of the Town of Dryden and surrounding areas is at risk. Please look closely at the issues above and take immediate action. Kindly fulfill your promise made at the public meeting on May 1st to write to Governor Cuomo.

Thank you.

Very truly yours,

M S
Liberty, NY 12754

Dear Bambi Avery,

I ask that you, as Town of Dryden Clerk, forward this message to members of the Town Board -- Deborah Cipolla-Dennis, Daniel Lamb, Linda Lavine, and Kathy Servoss -- and I thank you in advance for your help.

I am writing in opposition to the expansion of the Dominion New Market Pipeline project. Although permission has been granted to proceed with the project, I do believe there is more that the Dryden Town Board can do. Town Supervisor Leiden wrote two very important letters regarding this issue -- to Governor Cuomo on February 3, 2017 and to Kimberly Bose at FERC on March 6, 2017. I ask that you strongly urge your Supervisor to continue his fight against the expansion of the Dominion New Market Pipeline project and to act immediately as follows:

1. Rescind local approval for the New Market Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan;

2. Require Dominion to apply for a Special Use Permit for the Borger Compressor Station expansion, and then deny the expansion because it cannot comply with the Town of Dryden's comprehensive land use plan;

3. Require the DEC to check whether any previous spill sites might be affected or impacted by the work to be conducted.

Air and water are essential to human life. We should always do absolutely everything we can to preserve our pure air and clean water. Please look closely at the three steps above and recognize their importance in protecting the health of the residents of the Town of Dryden and surrounding areas. Kindly remind your Supervisor of the promise he made at the public meeting on May 1st to write to Governor Cuomo.

Thank you for all your good work.

Thank you.

Very truly yours,

M S
Liberty, NY 12754