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Kingstonian Project Process
My position on the Kingstonian project
Community Opinions on Drinking Water
Kingston Resident Debra Bresnan on Water Powers Referendum
Rachel Marco-Havens on Water Powers Referendum
Karin Wolf on Water Powers Referendum
It’s Not Just About Bottles. Access to Drinking Water is a Basic Survival Need. By Johannes Sayre
“It could very well be said that this water belongs to God, in whatever form he appears to you.” By David Bruner
WATER$ by Neil Colligan
Joining the Call for Good Science Regarding Niagara by Kitty McCullough
A Series of Shorts by Cambiz Khosravi.
Is Niagara Bottled Water Worthy of UCCC Students? by Colleen Connors
Our Water is a Public Good by Jennifer Schwartz Berky (Ward 8)
Bottling Kingston’s Water by Tom Hackett (Ward 5)
“About Bottles.” By Allan Goldhammer
Roxanne Grieve-Smith – Testimony from the 11/4/14 Common Council Meeting
To the Woodstock Town Board from Save Cooper Lake 11/18/14
“It’s Like Going to your Garbage Can and Selling What’s In there.” By Rachel Marco-Havens
Community Opinions on the Midtown Shooting Range Proposal
James F. Shaughnessy, Jr.: Proposed Indoor Shooting Range and Location.
Neil B. Millens: Firearms Law Must Be Properly Vetted
Jennifer Schwartz Berky: Shooting Range Testimony to Planning Board (Zoning, Code, Comp Plan and Environmental Justice)
Debra Bresnan: Testimony on Proposed Shooting Range (Lead and Background Checks)
Rabbi Yael Romer: Public Hearing Shooting Range Testimony
Stephanie Nystrom: Indoor Shooting Ranges Can Cause Elevated Blood Lead Levels and Lead Poisoning.
Community Opinions on RUPCO E Square
RUPCO’s Midtown Housing Project 2015
Why an Affordable and Mixed-Income Housing Project Makes Sense.
Turning Our Backs on Midtown Neighborhoods
Center for Creative Education on 20 Cedar Street (RUPCO)
RUPCO Proposal on Cedar Street
Community Opinions on Kingston’s Historic Preservation
Let’s Be Proud – Demolition by Neglect is No Way to Love our City
Moderating Change: Kingston’s Landmarks Preservation Commission
Community Opinions on the Kingstonian Project
Clear Your Conscience
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Irish Cultural Center Proposal: Hillary Hoffman Harvey “A Citizen’s Introduction to Local Government”
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Citizen Opinions
On the Resolution to Declare Kingston, New York, an Inclusive and Welcoming Community Reynolds J. Scott-Childress, Alderman, Third Ward January 10, 2017
UC Ban on Memorializing Resolutions
Public Safety/General Government Committee
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Kingston Comprehensive Plan Committee
“What are City Administrator / City Manager Forms of Government?” (2014)
“Exploring the role of Kingston’s Common Council” (2014)
Trains, Pipelines and Barges Forum (July 9th, 2015)
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KingstonCitizens.org Founder – Rebecca Martin
Past Events
Community Educational Forums: An Eight-Part Series in 2017
On Local Government: Public Educational Forums 2017
KC.org Radio Kingston
6/25/19: Dan Shapley, Director of the Water Quality Program at Riverkeeper
6/18/19: On Charter Reform
6/11/19: Jazz Bassist Larry Grenadier
5/28/19: Sister Citizens.org
5/21/19: On Women in Politics, Power and Harassment
4/23/19: CDBG and SEQR
4/16/19: Kingstonian Public Hearing
4/9/19: Resignations from the HLPC and CP Task Force
3/26/19: CP Zoning Task Force, Recycling
3/19/19: Kingstonian, Pike Plan Survey
3/12/19: Citizenship, Kingstonian and Common Jane
3/5/19: Recycling, Kingstonian, Post Office Park and Scenic Hudson
2/26/19: Kingstonian and Charter Reform
2/19/19: Comp Plan Zoning, Kingstonian, Hudson 7 and RCWA
2/12/19: CP Zoning, Kingstonian, Bus Merger
2/5/19: GlidePath, Pike Plan, Kingstonian, OurCitizens.org
1/29/19: Commissions & Boards, OurCitizens.org and Kingstonian.
1/22/19: Kingston Comp Plan Zoning
1/15/19: On Community Activism, KC.org Victories and OurCitizens.org
Lessons in Civics
