Request for Full Environmental Review under SEQRA for “Oak Hill” in Dover, NY

January 26, 2011

-  January 26, 2011 letter to Town Planning Board

Cary scientists interpret Water Quality Study results

January 26, 2011

Millbrook Independent
by Antonia Shoumatoff

Protecting water quality, particularly in the watershed of the four streams and rivers of the Harlem Valley, is the special domain of non-profits and governmental agencies. The ever-present concern is that increased development in the area may cause water quality degradation. People who live here expect to open the tap and have clean water. Experience elsewhere has shown that once water is polluted, it is very difficult and expensive to clean it up. The story in The Millbrook Independent about the horrors of the High Meadows Trailer Park is just one example of how contaminated water disrupts everyday living.

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“Demographic Analysis” And The Census

January 22, 2011

From the census.gov blog

There are two principal ways that we try to learn about the size of the US population. One, the decennial census, is the focus of this blog. The other method, called “demographic analysis,” uses the “vital registration” system of the US — birth registrations, death registrations – as well as estimates of immigration and emigration.

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The Release of The 2010 Demographic Analysis Population Estimates

January 13, 2011

From the census.gov blog

As I mentioned in an earlier post, “Demographic Analysis” And The Census, one method of measuring the size of the US population relies on historical birth registration, death registration, as well as estimates of in-migration to and out-migration from the United States. Census Bureau demographers have completed the assembly of national estimates for the April 1, 2010 population of the United States, and we will release them on December 6, 2010. Since demographic analysis produces only national estimates, it cannot be used for the reapportionment and redistricting purposes required of the 2010 Census. It is, however, a useful comparison to the Census.

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DEC Letter- SEQR Lead Agency Status

January 10, 2011

- Read January 10, 2011 DEC letter to Town of Dover Planning Board

Dover Planning Board Meeting January 3, 2011

January 3, 2011

- Read Dover Planning Board minutes January 3, 2011