After a five month coalition effort led by KingstonCitizens.org questioning the process, the proposed Niagara Bottling project abandoned its controversial plan to build a plant near TechCity that would have drawn water from the city of Kingston’s reservoir. The Niagara Bottling Company chose not to pursue a public scoping process and all that it would entail. … Read more…
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By Rebecca Martin On November 26th, 2014, KingstonCitizens.org FOILED the Empire State Development office requesting a copy of Niagara Bottling’s Consolidated Funding Application for review. Month after month, we were contacted and told that the request was being worked on and that we would receive it shortly. According to NYS Committee on Open Government, it … Read more…
As a final follow-up of the work, we are pleased to share a timeline of the recent Niagara Bottling Proposal in our area. For a good solid month, we have worked to encompass each event of significance to not only document but to also help to further illustrate how incredibly complicated this was. The people working together … Read more…
TAKE THE SURVEY KingstonCitizens.org creates timeline of the withdrawn Niagara Bottling Company proposal. The group has created a survey to capture the impressions of their partners and citizens to make a historical document. Kingston, NY – KingstonCitizens.org is working on a timeline about the Niagara Bottling Project and wants to hear from the public. On … Read more…
Over the past five months many groups have worked tirelessly across communities and political boundaries to collect important information regarding the proposed Niagara Bottling project. It has always been our aim to encourage a more open process which is critical when decisions are being made about how our public water resources will be managed, used … Read more…
SIGN THE PETITION Kingston, NY. – A coalition of organizations and communities from Ulster County and New York State have prepared A NEW PETITION to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Kenneth Adams, President of Empire State Development Corp and Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor of SUNY NY demanding that the controversial Niagara Bottling Company be denied Start-Up NY tax … Read more…
December 16, 2014 By Jennifer Schwartz Berky To the SUNY Ulster Board of Trustees, I am here with KingstonCitizens.org, an organization that now has over a thousand supporters and approximately 25 professionals in a region-wide coalition engaged in our work. (See Introduction to KC.org). We have been working since 2005 to increase transparency and civic … Read more…
By Rebecca Martin READ the letter SIGN the Petition In a letter to Aimee Vargas, Director of Empire State Economic Development Council, a coalition of groups and a municipality that include KingstonCitizens.org, Riverkeeper, Woodstock Land Conservancy, Esopus Creek Conservancy, SaveCooperLake.org, Catskill Mountainkeper, NYPIRG, Food & Water Watch, Slow Food Hudson Valley, Red Hook Conservation Advisory Council, Town … Read more…
Cooper Lake. 10/4/14. This season was classified as “abnormally dry” by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Although New York is a water-rich state, our weather has become less predictable, rainfall is faster, there is more erosion, less snowmelt, and faster rates of transpiration. DOWNLOAD THIS DOCUMENT B/W Color Online GLOSSARY & BACKGROUND PRESS DOCUMENTS RECORDED … Read more…
By Rebecca Martin Last night was in essence the conclusion of many months of discussion regarding Lead Agency and the proposed Niagara Bottling project. It has been a deeply intense time period for many hard working people who are dedicated in making this a sound process. Today starts a brand new phase with our collective … Read more…
By Rebecca Martin ACTION: Contact those listed below to alert them that the ACTION in the current Environment Assessment Form (EAF) for SEQR (drafted by Niagara/The Chazen Companies) is too narrow in scope and might jeopardize a positive declaration determination which would allow for a full Environmental Impact Statement and further public Comment.
By Rebecca Martin KingstonCitizens.org proudly announces it’s new Citizen Committees to focus on the Proposed Niagara Bottling Water Sale in Kingston, NY. Residents are invited to join and are asked to be in touch with the chair of any of the committee’s of interest by Friday, October 31st. First meetings will be organized the week of … Read more…
Please choose the committee you wish to be a part of and contact the Chair to be in contact to get on their mailing list for upcoming meetings. COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH Chair: Debra Bresnan Co-Chairs: Karin Wolf The Communications & Outreach Committee is charged with creating strategies for mainstream support, media coverage, public forums, canvassing, … Read more…
KINGSTONCITIZENS.ORG HANDOUTS 1. Niagara Bottling Company Fact Sheet B/W Color Online 2. Kingston Common Council Meeting (in support of DEC and Involved Agency Resolutions) 11/4/14 NIAGARA BOTTLING COMPANY / THE CHAZEN COMPANIES (CONSULTANT) 1. Niagara Bottling Company Proposal 9/16/14: The Chazen Companies 2. Niagara Bottling Company Incomplete ACTION as stated in the EAF … Read more…