In response to a recent “Letter to the Editor” in the Daily Freeman “Let Science, not emotion, decide water bottling plant issue.” by Robert J. Ryan Jr. By Kitty McCullough Bob Ryan urges that science guide decision-making about the Niagara project; I strongly agree. Kingston’s water capacity was last evaluated in 1961 — 53 years ago. … Read more…
By Rebecca Martin Attached is video from tonight’s Town of Ulster Town Board meeting (11/6/14). Public comment begins at 29:10 where the board (i.e. Supervisor James Quigley) defensively answers questions regarding the Niagara Bottling Plant proposal. The questions posed include those on infrastructure costs, trailor truck traffic, City of Kingston resolutions, tax implications and a request to learn … Read more…
By Tom Hackett Ward 5 Kingston, NY For those who do not live in this area, or who do live in this area but have not been following the news these past few weeks, there is a proposal by Niagara Bottling to purchase from the Kingston Water Department up to 1.75 gallons per day (or … Read more…
In 2018, we learned about a potential drinking water deal between Nestle and the Town and Village of St. Johnsville, NY, North of Kingston located on the Mohawk River in the Hudson River watershed. Quickly, we identified the advocates working on this problem and outreached to them in order to offer our support and experience … Read more…
Photo credits: Kevin Smith, Woodstock Land Conservancy 8/24/22 By Rebecca Martin Cooper Lake is located in the Town of Woodstock and is the largest natural lake in the Catskill Mountains. It stores water from the Mink Hollow Stream in addition to water that reaches the lake from its nearly 9 square-mile watershed. It is also … Read more…
By Rebecca Martin and Tanya Garment Last week, we met a resident who lives on Glenerie Boulevard in Lake Katrine. Her home is sandwiched between the Lower Esopus Creek and the CSX train tracks. We got the call because of the ongoing muddy releases in the Lower Esopus Creek and offered to come and look … Read more…
The local volunteer community group, established in 2006, will host a weekly roundtable program to help provide City of Kingston and Ulster County residents processes relevant to local issues. Kingston, NY – KingstonCitizens.org will launch a new weekly program “What’s the Process” on Sundays at 5:00 pm. The first in the series will air on … Read more…
By Rebecca Martin “We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.”– George Bernard Shaw With the Kingstonian project’s State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) behind us, KingstonCitizens.org is in the midst of creating a detailed timeline of the process to be part of the public record. Doing so has taken us back nearly 20 … Read more…
(Logo Design: Susanna Ronner) For well over a decade, the activist, organizer and singer-songwriter Rebecca Martin has been an essential, galvanizing force of positive civic change. In her adopted hometown of Kingston, N.Y., and throughout neighboring cities and towns, she’s helmed inspired new programming with a mission of conservation and outreach. But most important, Martin … Read more…
Citizen Call To Action Please attend the upcoming Town of Ulster (ToU) Regular Town Board Meeting on Thursday, December 21st at 7:00pm and request the following during public comment (*) Support the Town of Ulster Town Board to declare a positive declaration for the proposed Lincoln Park Grid Support Center project. VIEW our Facebook … Read more…
A native of Maine, Rebecca Martin lived in New York City for a decade and worked at MTV Networks before starting her own production company and moving upstate to the city of Kingston. In 2006, she co-founded KingstonCitizens.org with Arthur Zackiewicz to understand the inner workings of her new hometown’s local government and to create a … Read more…
As you are aware, last week at Kingston’s Laws and Rules Committee meeting, an amended version of Kingston’s Firearms Law (Chapter 223-3 in Kingston City Code) drafted by Ward 9 Alderwoman Deb Brown (that had been looked over by Kingston Corporation Council) was presented to vote to pass it through committee to council. The amended version … Read more…
By Arthur Zaczkiewicz, MSW News of Macy’s store closure at the Hudson Valley Mall is a serious blow to the local economy as over 70 jobs are expected to be lost. That’s on top of about 70 jobs that were eliminated when J.C. Penney shuttered its doors at the mall last year. Facebook users expressed … Read more…
By Rebecca Martin Vote YES on the Water Sales Referendum on Tuesday, November 3rd by TURNING OVER THE BALLOT where you will find the referendum. ### The Niagara Bottling proposal came out of the blue for Kingston citizens (VIEW the timeline). After extensive work by a growing coalition of residents and stakeholders to bring as … Read more…
Monday, October 19, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A Water Sales Referendum will appear on the back of the ballot in the November 3rd General Election in Kingston, NY. KingstonCitizens.org encourages Kingston voters to get out and vote ‘yes’ on what would be a positive and historic charter revision on the municipal water protection front for the … Read more…