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OC Commissioner of Planning Discusses Housing Needs Assessment |
On January 21st, Commissioner of Planning David Church discussed a tri-county housing needs assessment that will be released shortly. The report projects housing needs in Dutchess, Orange and Ulster counties for residents who earn 80-120% of median househ ...
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4th Annual Building Green Conference - Part I |
On Thursday, November 13th, the Citizens Foundation co-hosted the 4th Annual Building Green Conference in Central Valley. This year's conference focused on energy efficient housing that is also affordable. The day was packed with interesting presentations ...
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Beacon Institute's Cronin Speaks at 9/24 Breakfast Meeting |
John Cronin, President and CEO of the NYS-funded water and estuaries research think-tank the Beacon Institute, spoke to members and guests of the Citizens Foundation on September 24th. Mr. Cronin discussed plans for the Institute as well as innovations in ...
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Building Green Conference |
Third Annual Conference on Building Green in the Hudson Valley. Several presentations are attached.
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AM Focus Forum Features Discussion on Municipal Shared Services |
On Wednesday, July 9th, the Citizens Foundation hosted a breakfast focusing on municipal shared services and government efficiency. Dr. Gerry Benjamin from SUNY New Paltz and Mr. Jonathan Drapkin from Pattern for Progress, both of whom served on the NYS G ...
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Land Use Management to Protect our Waterways Workshop |
On April 10, 2008, the Citizens Foundation sponsored a seminar with Cornell University Law School on better land use management to protect our waterways. Local case studies, as well as best practices from other areas, were presented.
In addition, stud ...
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Sugar Loaf Mountain Trek Attracts 170 Hikers |
The Orange County Citizens Foundation hosted a hike of Sugar Loaf Mountain as a public awareness event on Saturday, June 13th. About 170 people gathered at the non-profit’s headquarters on the Seligmann Homestead in Sugar Loaf to enjoy a hayride to the t ...
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Green Econ Brings New Jobs & Challenges |
Not only will new fields of employment open up as green technologies take hold here according to speakers at the April 6 conference “Prospering in the Green Economy,” but the new technologies will challenge current zoning codes, as well as the status quo ...
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Historic Orange County Architecture Lecture by Richard Hull |
On Thursday evening, October 1st, NYU Professor and Warwick Historian, Richard Hull presented a lecture on historic architecture in Orange County as part of the Orange County Citizens Foundation and SUNY Orange's joint exhibit on the subject. About 50 peo ...
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Water Master Plan Presentation & Discussion |
On February 8th, the Orange County Water Authority co-sponsored a forum on the draft Water Master Plan with the Citizens Foundation. About 50 people attended the presentation, which was followed by a question and answer period. A copy of the OCWA presenta ...
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