Sharon M.

Listen to a short sample from the interview with Sharon M. who grew up in a house near Midland and Ballantyne:

1:44 min MP3

good news

The Feb. 1st deadline to sign the lowest Clinton bids for the downtown sewage plant has been delayed 60 days. We've heard that the state in Albany is weighing in and looking over plans and alternatives. It is a small victory because Joanie Mahoney was being told she had to sign the Clinton bid and she resisted the demand. Read more about it here:
http://www.syracuse.com/state/index.ssf?/base/news-13/120125508363600.xml&coll=1&thispage=1

budgets for the Clinton RTF

This chart shows the escalating budgets for the RTF (regional treatment facility), a sewage plant being built on Clinton Street in downtown Syracuse. Click to see larger image.

letter to Joanie Mahoney

LINK HERE to read a letter from Aggie Lane of the Parternship for Onondaga Creek and Don Hughes of the Onondaga Environmental Institute to Joanie Mahoney, the recently elected Onondaga County Executive. It refers to the construction of the Clinton RTF (Regional Treatment Facility), a sewage plant being built in downtown Syracuse. Other acronyms include:
ACJ - Amended Consent Judgment - http://www.onlakepartners.org/p1302.html
WEP - Dept of Water Environment Protection - http://www.ongov.net/WEP/
CSO - combined sewer overflow - http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=5
HBIS - Harbor Brook Interceptor Sewer

Karl M.

Yesterday I interviewed Karl M., a long-time resident of Nedrow, NY. Here we stop at a spot to compare the current landscape to photos he made during flooding in the 30s and 40s. Check back soon for audio clips and scans of his old photos.

The Future of Water

Mark your calendars for FOCUS the NATION at Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF on Thursday January 31st. I will be on a panel about "The future of water" during this day-long teach in about responses and solutions to climate change. Hopefully some of my students will be able to participate as well. Find us at 11-12:20 in room 115 of the SU Physics building. http://enspire.syr.edu/FTN/FTNprogram.htm#breakouts

Potluck & Storytelling session

Today's potluck had a great turnout, with 18 people and a visit from Time Warner News 10. Check it out tonight running after 9pm on this 24-hour news station. Also check the blog later for clips from my spot on WSTM, the Syracuse NBC affiliate and coverage in the City Eagle (Thanks Nancy!)

info session at Beauchamp Library

On Thursday January 10th, I held an info session at Beauchamp Library. Here I met the first 2 volunteer audio reporters, a pair of sisters who live in the Southside.

Coming soon: a sewage treatment plant in downtown Syracuse

This is a detail from the designs for the city's creekwalk from the landscape architecture/engineering firm of Barton and Loguidice.

City Creekwalk meeting

On Monday January 7th, I attended the Syracuse city government's "Public Information Meeting For the Syracuse Creekwalk Phase II Feasibility Study Project" which was at 7pm at Danforth Magnet School Cafeteria on 309 W. Brighton Ave. The proposed Onondaga Creekwalk Phase II will run from Armory Square to Colvin St. Bob Graham of Creek Rats and Partnership for Onondaga Creek checks out the plans.