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The discovery of drinking water tainted by lead in local schools has 2 N. Main Street, Cortland, New York | 607-756-2805 grabbed the attention of parents, 78 North Street, Dryden, New York | 607-844-8626 school officials, public health author- ities and even U.S. Senator Charles 2428 N. Triphammer Rd, Ithaca, New York | 607-319-0094 Schumer. It has also prompted con- cerns about the water quality in homes among area residents. baileyplace.com The good news is that Ithaca is not Flint, Michigan; there is little evi- dence of lead contamination in local ALSO IN THIS ISSUE water systems, either public or pri- vate. But those with older plumbing in their homes may want to take a closer look at their pipes and fixtures. Theresa Lyczko, director of the Health Promotion Program and Pub- lic Information officer at the Tomp- kins County Health Department, says that the Health Department has recently received inquiries from homeowners regarding the possible provided Photo presence of lead in their water. In Water with elevated levels of lead in area homes is most likely caused by pipes response, the department has up- dated its website that includes a page and fixtures inside the residence. The water can be tested by local labs. listing resources for residents that Survival Guide has cold, supplements information about the ed blood levels due to drinking water. ty reports. “In our area that is Cornell situation in local schools (http:// Lead typically enters drink- University, the City of Ithaca and the hard facts page 2 tompkinscountyny.gov/health/ ing water as a result of corrosion, or Bolton Point water plant. Non-public schooldrinkingwater). wearing away, of materials contain- systems do not face the same require- “We have new information on ing lead in the water distribution sys- ment,” he says. the website, including letters sent to tem and plumbing, the department Schools and daycare centers, for schools and parents, EPA guidance for states, adding that low levels of lead example, that receive water from removing lead from water in schools in drinking water are common. It is public systems are responsible for and a list of local water testing labs,” not absorbed through the skin during lead testing inside their buildings, af- Lyczko says. activities like hand washing, bathing ter the water has left the public dis- The Health Department notes or showering. tribution system, says Penningroth. that there is no history of any chil- Steve Penningroth, Executive Di- The same applies for residents who dren in Tompkins County who have rector of the Community Science In- want to determine if their plumbing had elevated blood lead levels from stitute (CSI), an Ithaca-based water has added lead to the water. drinking water. Some 70 children testing lab, explains that public wa- “The water mains are not made from the Ithaca City School District ter systems, serving 25 or more peo- of lead, but connecting lines could (ICSD) have been tested, the depart- ple, are required by the EPA to test for be lead. Meanwhile, we have plumb- ment reports, with no cases of elevat- lead and to issue annual water quali- Continued on page 13 Time to celebrate maple syrup season page 3 Drone protester gets brief reprieve Legislature OKs Pine Tree By Lori Sonken lics, reflecting the spirit of Dorothy bags coming back like we did during Rd. project contract page 4 Day. They question U.S. military val- Vietnam. We don’t have war corre- Jamesville Correctional Facility ues. They care for the downtrodden. spondents with tears in their eyes, as administrators in Onondaga Coun- Now deceased, John Grady, father to you would see during Vietnam. There ty gave Ithaca resident Mary Anne Mary Anne, was one of 28 war resist- is little challenging of war policy done Grady Flores a choice. She could ers, named the Camden 28, who U.S. by our media,” she said in the summer either visit her mother in hospice government’s policies in Vietnam. In 2014. care or attend her funeral. But she 1971, they were charged with con- On May 16, 2014, Grady Flores was couldn’t do both. spiracy to remove and destroy files found guilty of criminal contempt in An inmate at Jamesville, Grady from the draft board, FBI office, and the second degree for violating an Flores opted to see her mother, Tere- the Army Intelligence office; destruc- order of protection requiring her to sa, alive. On Feb. 26, the jail staff drove tion of government property; and in- stay away from Col. Earl Evans who Grady Flores about 56 miles from terfering with the Selective Service works at the Hancock Field Air Na- the jail in East Syracuse to Ithaca to system. tional Guard Base. give Grady Flores what may be her The defendants pleaded guilty to Until her trial Grady Flores had T-burg coach builds on bas- last moments with her 88-year-old the charges. But they asked the jury never met Evans. But she and others mother. She arrived unexpected—the to “nullify the laws” against break- associated with the Ithaca Catholic ketball success page 5 jail did not want to notify her fam- ing and entering and to acquit them Worker, Syracuse Peace Council, Up- ily about the upcoming visit. Used to as a means of saying that the country state Coalition to Ground the Drones seeing “beat up Volvos” park in front had had enough of the “illegal and and End the Wars and other groups of their home, the family did not rec- immoral” war in Vietnam. The jury oppose the reaper drones piloted from ognize the unmarked vehicle outside. returned a not guilty verdict for all the Hancock base that kill terrorists When Clare Grady realized her sister 28. A Navy veteran and Fulbright and innocent victims in such places was home, she jumped up and down scholar, John Grady eventually came as Afghanistan and Pakistan. To ex- in excitement and told her mother. to Ithaca with his family and taught press their opposition, they regularly Clad in shackles with tears stream- at Ithaca College. protest at the base. Evans asked for ing down her face, Grady Flores was Like her father, Grady Flores has the order of protection to keep the able to see her mother and say a few a history of challenging U.S. military protesters away from the base, ac- things before her mother dozed off. policy. “Our media does not show any cording to statements he made in a Then, Grady Flores returned to jail to of the dead in the newspapers. That is deposition and at Grady Flores’ trial. continue serving a six-month term why drone warfare is so convenient On Feb. 13, 2013, Grady Flores State commission denies that began Jan. 19. for the makers. We can do the kill- went to the Hancock base to take pic- power plan conversion page 6 The Gradys are leftist Catho- ing from afar. We don’t have the body Continued on page 13

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By Eric Banford read sections like the part about hy- pothermia and symptoms,” he says. It’s 15 degrees outside, there are “Everything is from first-hand knowl- two feet of snow on the ground, edge, and that’s what makes me most you’re outside of cell phone coverage proud of this project. While research- and your car just broke down at dusk. ing I even used my Prius as a snow Could you survive the night alone? cave because I’ve always wondered if How about a few days? You’d have a it would be an improved situation to much better chance if you’ve read cover it in snow, which is a very effec- “Winter in the Wilderness: A Field tive insulator. A car can actually be Guide to Primitive Survival Skills” by colder because heat is drawn away Dave Hall with Jon Ulrich. from it, but this experiment was very Hall is well versed in outdoor sur- fruitful. It’s a sensible thing to do in vival skills. In 1999 he founded Primi- some situations,” he concludes. tive Pursuits, a non-profit program Ulrich’s role was mainly to help in partnership with Cornell Coop- Hall organize and edit the book, but erative Extension, which operates he also served as cheerleader. “Part of year-round at the 4-H property on my role was to say that Dave’s ideas Lower Creek Road between Ithaca had merit,” he shares. “It also helped and Dryden. The program works with that I’m fairly ‘green’ as far as this people as young as three years old topic goes, so if something wasn’t and throughout adulthood, with a clear to me we’d go back and clarify mission to rekindle a “necessary and a point. It all came together pretty healthy relationship with the natu- seamlessly,” says Ulrich. ral world.” “What I think makes this a special

Hall has spent years “reclaim- Banford by Eric Photo piece of work is the anecdotal piece,” ing his nativeness,” as he describes Dave Hall (left) and Jon Ulrich discuss strategies for surviving in Hall’s backyard. says Ulrich. “You’ve probably read it. Ulrich is more of a writer than an field guides that are pretty dry, but outdoor expert, but thanks in part to in this book the anecdotes really help his friendship with Hall, he knows a ment and anticipation.” meant going out and learning by do- the narrative sing.” thing or two about winter survival as The book has a nice balance of es- ing, learning from our mistakes and Much of Hall’s knowledge comes well. Together they created this use- sential skills and anecdotes. It’s divid- figuring out how to make something from his experience teaching teenag- ful and entertaining book in the past ed into chapters on survival priorities better. On our first [winter] over- ers how to survive in the wilderness, few years, and Cornell University such as fire, shelter, water and suste- night we didn’t know what we were and empowering others is something Press (CUP) published it in 2015. It’s nance, but also covers helpful crafts, doing, our shelter was too small and that fuels his drive to continue learn- been selling well, spending time atop skills, navigation and orienteering. dripped. We were cramped and laugh- ing. “The important part for me is CUP’s bestseller list. The appendices are packed full of ing and determined to not accept tol- creating confidence and connection In the introduction Hall notes his helpful lists and references to further erable as good enough, so we decided for people who are already interested motivation to add winter survival to resources. Overall it’s a great read and to improved upon our skills.” in the outdoors, and this will open up the primitive skills has acquired. “Be- would make a good gift for any out- When he had gained enough ex- a new door for them and give them cause the driving force behind primi- door enthusiast, as well as a smart ad- perience, Hall enlisted the writing skills that change their relationship tive survival is that all of our needs dition to your car first aid kit. services of Ulrich, his friend. “After a with nature. It really changes you,” can be met through a deep and mean- The inspiration for the book came year we had the manuscript ready,” he says. ingful relationship with the earth, it about five years ago, as Hall and his says Ulrich. “But then it took another The book can be ordered at www. was necessary that I learned to meet Primitive Pursuits co-workers rec- 18 months to see the final product. cornellpress.cornell.edu. these needs without the aid of gear ognized a lack of accessible resources It sort of moved at a glacial pace,” he or technology,” he says. If one is pre- that detail winter survival skills. adds with a laugh. pared, “The idea of spending a night “We got to a certain point in our Hall notes that all of the subjects outdoors during the cold season can skill level that we all needed to push in the book were thoroughly tested be met not with fear but with excite- this topic a bit,” Hall explains. “That in the field. “It’s very clear when you

2 TOMPKINS WEEKLY March 7, 2016 A sweet way to celebrate the season By Pete Angie Weekend is organized by the New York State Maple Producers Asso- The sap has been flowing for ciation, and occurs on two weekends, weeks, giving Cayuga Nature Center March 19 and 20 and April 2 and 3. a head start on the 34th Maple Fes- Maple syrup production has near- tival on the weekend of March 19-20 ly tripled in New York in the past 20 from 9 a.mam to 4 p.m. year and Maple Weekend seeks to This year’s event will feature ma- build on that success and educate ple sugar making demonstrations, people about the process. Sugar pro- live music and a guided hike through ducers welcome guests to come out the sugar bush (which is the name and talk with them and see the taps, given to the area of maple trees that lines and boilers in action. About 160 are tapped) with Cornell ecology pro- farms participate, with many host- fessor Brian Chabot. A new animal at ing pancake breakfasts and family- the center will also make its public oriented activities. Visitors can also debut, Icabod, a turkey vulture un- sample maple products from syrup to able to return to the wild. There will maple cotton candy. be local vendors and, as always, pan- No matter what form it takes, cakes and apple crisp. the unique flavor of maple sugar is “It is a really great family event,” unmistakable, and is created by the says Amanda Schmitt, of Cayuga Na- relationship between place, means ture Center, “a good excuse to get out of production, weather and as many of the house and get back to nature.” as 300 different compounds in the Other winter activities that sap, according to Chabot. The soils might normally bring people out into the trees grow in, the temperature at nature in the cold months, such as which sap is gathered, changes that sledding and skiing, have been rare take place as sap is heated, and yeast this year due to unseasonably warm and bacteria slightly fermenting the weather. The warmer days and nights sugar all work together to create ma- have had their effect on the maple ple sugar’s flavor. Angie by Pete Photo trees too: sap began flowing almost a The type of maple tree that the Amanda Schmitt, of visitor services at Cayuga Nature Center, inspects tapped month earlier than usual. sap is gathered from also plays a ma- trees in the sugarbush at CNC. “We’ve all started earlier,” says jor role. Sap from the sugar maple— Dan Beasley, owner of Sweetrees Ma- which has the highest sugar con- Vacuum systems reduce pressure instead of tubing, classic metal buck- ple Products in Berkshire. He tapped tent—is considered to produce the in those lines of tubes, significantly ets with covers hang from a dozen or his trees in mid-January, instead of best syrup, according to the Cornell increasing the amount of sap pulled more trees in a demonstration-sized mid-February, and began boiling the Sugar Maple Research and Extension from trees, and reverse osmosis can sugar bush. Schmitt expects about sap on Feb. 1. Beasley notes that at Program. take water out of sap without heat. 900 visitors to come out over the two any temperature above freezing the Chabot studies and teaches about There will be no reverse osmosis at days to enjoy themselves, learn, and sap will flow, and as the weather gets maple trees and sugaring, and notes Cayuga Nature Center’s Maple Festi- taste a uniquely local flavor. warmer it becomes sweeter, until the that the basics have remained the val. They use a wood-fired boiler, and tree’s leaf buds begin to grow. Beasley same since Native Americans taught is hoping that earlier tapping will the practice to European immi- Foster, adoptive parent certifi cation o ered lead to a longer season and a greater grants—tapping trees and heating yield. He admits, however, that “ev- the sap to remove water. Technology, erything is a gamble in agriculture.” however, has created many changes The Tompkins County Department of Social Services seeks certified foster, Beasley is hosting his own open in the process over time. Instead of adoptive or respite parents. The next meeting for those interested in caring house at his sugar shack and leading buckets, modern producers use tub- for children and teens in their homes will be held on Tuesday, March 15, at visitors through the sugar bush he ing stretched between trees through noon at the Human Services Building, 320 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Street in has operated for 15 years, as part of the forest like a spider’s web to collect Ithaca. For more in information, call 274-5266. a state-wide Maple Weekend. Maple sap.

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Lawmakers appropriated $25,000 Pedestrian Paths project, in the Town He suggested that the paths won’t be Much discussion before the vote from the Capital Reserve Fund for of Ithaca, by appropriating $163,729 used to the extent anticipated. Kiefer dealt with proposed wording chang- Natural, Scenic, and Recreational Re- from the Highway Fund, and award- said she could not support the fund- es, most of which were not approved. source Protection to help support ef- ing the construction contract to ing increase since she believes the County Administrator Joe Mareane forts by the Finger Lakes Land Trust Economy Paving of Cortland. project benefits Cornell rather than said that there will be ample time to to acquire 125 acres along Six Mile The vote at the March 1 legisla- residents on Pine Tree Road. incorporate input into the project Creek and Midline Road in the Town ture meeting was 11-2, with Dooley Legislator Martha Robertson scope. of Dryden. The purchase is intended Kiefer and Peter Stein voting no, and countered that, in fact, Cornell, with The funding application must be to protect the Six Mile Creek cor- Dan Klein excused. Economy Pav- its $425,000 contribution is paying submitted to the State by March 15. ridor, connect iadjacent public and ing’s low bid of more than $1.6 million more than 20 percent of the cost, Representatives of the county, the private open space resources, and came in an estimated $188,729 over with the county paying less than 19 City of Ithaca, and other potential improve public access to recreation the project budget. percent. She called the project “a key parties, met with representatives of resources. The project, included in the coun- link, a decades-long investment, a the Department of State on March 2. Located in the Forest Lands Natu- ty’s Capital Program since 2009, will matter of safety, and a matter of sus- Transportation Funding Parity ral Features Focus Area, the property create separate pedestrian and bicy- tainability.” As recommended by the new is included in a Priority Protection cle lanes and widen road shoulders at Police Consolidation Study Transportation special committee, Area in the Tompkins County Con- the former railroad overpass, provid- The legislature, which has en- the legislature called upon the dtate servation Strategy. ing safer, more accessible accommo- dorsed a joint effort with the City of to restore funding parity between Child Care Law Changes dations for pedestrians, bicycles and Ithaca to secure grant funding and the capital plans for the Metropoli- The legislature, without dissent, motor vehicles. other aid to fund a detailed analysis tan Transportation Authority (MTA) urged New York State to provide The project includes a 10-foot- of consolidating police services be- and the New York State Department technical and financial assistance to wide, paved ADA-compliant patch tween the City of Ithaca and Tomp- of Transportation. counties in complying with federal connecting existing sidewalks at kins County, authorized continued The measure notes that, as part child care law changes, so that local Maple Avenue and East Hill Plaza to work on the application for such of a recent agreement between Gov- child care slots are not lost due to in- paths on Cornell’s campus at the Pine grant funding from the New York De- ernor Andrew Cuomo and New York creased costs of meeting new federal Tree Road/Route 366 intersection, partment of State. Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Governor is mandates. as well as with the East Ithaca Rec- The focus at this point is a draft committing $8.3 billion in resources The new regulations, covering reation Way, with that trail carried Project Charter, a summary state- to cover the MTA capital plan’s five- such requirements as background over Pine Tree Road on a new pedes- ment required as part of the appli- year deficit. And it calls upon the checks, annual inspections, and trian bridge. cation process, which includes such governor and state legislative del- health and safety training, the mea- Federal and state governments elements as project description, egation to work with the county and sure notes, will affect the accessibil- have committed $1.2 million in non- objectives, and potential for public other local governments to develop ity and affordability of child care as transferable aid to the project. Cor- benefit such shared services might and fully fund a five-year capital plan a critical work support, with added nell University previously commit- achieve. The legislature’s action also that will “provide the necessary and implementation costs reducing sub- ted $400,000 and the Town of Ithaca authorizes the County Administra- proper funding to New York’s coun- sidies to low-income families who $70.000. The legislature’s action in- tor, jointly with officials from other ties” through substantial increases need child care in order to go to work. creases the county’s investment by up participating municipalities, to pre- in highway funding and establishing The legislature calls upon the to $163,729, which, when combined pare and release a Request for Pro- a five-year State Aid to Local Bridge Governor and State Legislature to with an additional $25,000 contribu- posals (RFP) if the funding applica- and Culvert Program, “to give them hold counties harmless financially tion from Cornell, will allow the proj- tion is successful. the ability to adequately maintain to preserve existing child care slots ect to move forward as designed. The The authorization was approved their infrastructure.” and subsidies provided by counties as total project budget is now just over by an 8-5 vote, with Kiefer, Leslyn Restoring such parity between the new federal standards are imple- $2 million, and the County’s funding McBean-Clairborne, Mike Sigler, Will the DOT’s highway and bridge capital mented. contribution to just under $395,000. Burbank and Carol Chock voting no program and the MTA’s capital pro-

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Richards stood 32 minutes from the downtown Boston. When he turned by Amy Kenney Photo school’s first state tournament ap- 30, he had a revelation. In the res- Coach Je Richards led his team to this year’s Section IV Class C Boys pearance in more than a decade. Tru- taurant business, without an equity Basketball Championship game. mansburg is improving in front of stake and without the time for a fam- his eyes, which have looked through ily, it was time to make a change. Presque Isle, Maine, where he learned have anyone there to tell them what many of life’s windows. “All of the clientele were business to master the motion offense and to do. They don’t learn the game for “Out of high school I went to the people,” Richards says. “They would man-to-man defense through the themselves.” University of Maine at Orono on a full come in for lunch, have three or four same philosophy he carries through When he moved to Trumansburg academic scholarship,” Richards re- martinis, go back to work, come back his life. His offensive and defensive in 2000 because his wife’s family calls with his thick New England ac- at four o’clock, and have three or four schools of thought both revolve needed help with its dairy farm in cent. “But when I found out that the more martinis and go home. It sounds around the individual, rather than Mecklenberg, Richards didn’t have starting salary of a teacher in Maine corny, but you start feeling like, ‘Do the coach. the next 20 years planned out. After at the time was $8,600, I left.” I want to keep serving these drunks “The motion offense gives the kids all, he’s never been settled enough to It made sense. At the time, Rich- day after day after day for the rest of more independence when they’re out admit it. But now, coaching basket- ards pulled in $10,000 a year tending my life? I didn’t feel like I was giving there,” Richards explains. “To be quite ball, refereeing high school and col- bar in the New England area, plus gigs back to society properly.” frank, they can see in detail what the lege soccer, and cutting wood in the working construction. Three-and- He enrolled in Salem State Univer- defense is giving them. I’m more of an backyard in the summer, he finally a-half years spent in college, and for sity in Massachusetts, and resumed observer who makes little tweaks.” can. what? an interest teaching. Richards fo- It’s a basketball and life philosophy “I just turned 60,” Richards says. “I In his 20s, Richards hopped aboard cused on math after a guidance coun- Richards will defend to the end. “Pat- don’t feel 60. I just found what I want a scallop boat in New England off the selor showed him stacks of personnel tern offenses do work well,” he says. to do for the next 20 years. Having coast of Maine, his home state. Out files for teachers seeking social stud- “But when you see it, those guys look experienced 60 years, I’ve never said, at sea for 10 to 14 days at a time, he ies, science, and English positions. like robots out there. It didn’t look ‘this is what I want to do for the next searched for experience and, almost He coached basketball in his first like the kids would be able to play 20 years.’” always, a great score. But when the teaching job in the secluded village of after school because they wouldn’t Experience a hydrotherapy spa with 20% off in stock only Saratoga Hot Tub

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March 7, 2016 TOMPKINS WEEKLY 5 Cayuga Power Plant conversion is denied By Michael Smith plant, but how about one for Lansing? “We are very cognizant of the poten- This story was provided by the tial local economic effects of retiring Ithaca Voice. power plants,” said Commission Chair After a heated, months-long con- Audrey Zibelman in the PSC state- troversy, New York State’s Public Ser- ment. “However, in this instance, the vices Commission denied the coal- power plant itself does not solve our fired Cayuga Power Plant’s request to reliability concerns. Moreover, when convert to using natural gas. we considered the combined lack of On one side of the issue, there benefit to the power grid with the were those who felt that the $145 significantly higher costs of the refu- million conversion both was eco- eling option, we determined it would nomically untenable and would ex- simply be unfair to ask NYSEG con- tend the state’s reliance on fossil fuels sumers to shoulder both the trans- that would further damage the en- mission and refueling expense.” vironment. On the other, those who The statement may be cold com- felt that losing the plant—Tompkins’ fort to those who would be most im- largest taxpayer and provider of 70 pacted by the decision: people in the full-time jobs—would economically Town of Lansing. As noted, the Ca- devastate the area and, some argued, yuga Power Plant is Tompkins Coun- would force the area to outsource its ty’s largest taxpayer, so it’s easy to power needs. imagine the impact it will have at the The plant was essentially on life town level. by provided Photo support, buoyed by $4 million a The Lansing School District, The Cayuga Power Plant in Lansing will remain in operation, under new owner- month in subsidies that ultimately whose superintendent previously ship, following action by the New York State Public Services Commission. fell on ratepayers, according to the told the Voice that a plant shutdown Sierra Club. The $150 million retro- would be “too much to bear,” posted “This decision needs to be paired were worked out, but the town was fitting cost would also be borne by some information on its Facebook with a robust plan to provide state weighing its options and formulating ratepayers. page stating that the power plant is funding to local communities, action plans depending on the out- The decision ultimately rested in currently valued at $60 million, and schools, and workers that are mak- come. the hands of the state’s Public Service the school receives approximately ing the transition away from coal. Lansing has positioned itself to Commission, which on Tuesday de- $1.3 million in taxes from the plant. At the end of last year’s legislative withstand this. We have options,” nied the plant’s request and instead The school district would reportedly session, we allocated $19 million to Lavigne said. will pursue the alternative presented need to cut 13 teacher positions. assist communities that are affected Sigler said the decision would be by NYSEG: a $25 million project to fix The post also noted that the plant’s by coal plant retirements, and I will “devastating” for the town and he transmission lines near Auburn. That value will stay the same for the com- continue to fight for more funding if wasn’t sure how the school district would allow power plants near Lake ing school year, and that the district necessary,” Lifton said in a statement would be able to make up the differ- Ontario to provide service in the Ca- had established lines of communica- from the Sierra Club. ence. He said the legislature would yuga Plant’s place. tion with the plant’s new owners. Both Ed LaVigne, Lansing’s newly support Lifton in her efforts to secure At the same time, the PSC ap- The Ithaca Voice previously re- elected Town Supervisor, and Mike aid for the community. proved the sale of the Cayuga Power ported that a shutdown would result Sigler, the Tompkins County Legisla- “Going long term, the town is just Plant and another plant in Niagara in a 12 percent hike in property taxes tor representing the town, used the going to have to grow, we’re going to County to Riesling Power LLC, an in- in Lansing, increasing the average same word to describe the decision: have to make that up in growth,” Si- dependent power producer. Riesling homeowner’s bill by $600. Addition- disappointing. gler said. has said that all plant-level personnel ally, county taxes would increase by LaVigne said that despite hopes “If the town can get that natural at both facilities will remain in place 1 percent to the contrary, the decision did not gas pipeline put in over by the airport, after the sale. State Assemblywoman Barbara come as a shock. He said it was some- I think we could attract a significant The Cayuga Power Plant will re- Lifton lauded the PSC’s decision as thing he had been preparing for since amount of business up there,” he said. main in service until mid-2017. Past being right for both economy and en- the day he got elected. He said the “Then again I don’t think that repow- that point, its future is uncertain. vironment, but did not overlook the picture would remain hazy until the ering the plant is a dead issue, either,” There was no bailout for the power economic impacts on the local area. details with new buyer of the plant he added.

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- Oriana Carravetta, Troy Photo provided Photo Tompkins Connect, in collaboration with Tompkins Trust Company, Tompkins Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Tompkins County, recognized the winners of the fi rst annual Young Professional Fab 5 Awards on Feb. 29. The Fab 5 Awards attracted 120-plus nominations, giving the judges a lot of success to shift through. The winners are: Joey Durgin of Black Irish Boxing, Entrepre- “To open to the fullness of being neur of the Year; Robert Lawlis of Cayuga Medical Center, Business Leader of the Year; David Shapiro of Family & Children’s Services, Non Profi t Leader of human.” the Year; Emily Carroll of Hospicare, Volunteer of the Year; and Ducson Nguyen of the City of Ithaca, Rookie of the Year. Above, Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick, - Rich Farnham, Ithaca left, congratulates Shapiro during the awards ceremony. Public input sought for residential energy project

The goal of the Residential En- County. ergy Score Project is to establish a The project is supported by the program and implementation plan New York State Energy Research and where houses are rated and receive Development Authority (NYSERDA). a score, a label is generated, and the NYSERDA provided support towards information is made available to the the project through Governor Cuo- public. mo’s Cleaner, Greener Communities This information can help home- program, a major statewide initia- owners make informed decisions tive that encourages communities to “Poetry is how I’ve learned to about potential energy improve- incorporate sustainability goals and ments and help home buyers and principles into local decision-making recognize the voice that is my renters better understand the future and then form partnerships to trans- own.” costs to heat and light a new home. form markets to reduce emissions Additional goals of the project in- and generate economic development. clude creating local jobs and reducing The draft Tompkins Residential - Bill Stratton, Burlington, Vt. greenhouse gas emissions. Energy Score Program and Imple- The project team wants feedback mentation Plan has been released and on this program and implementa- details the proposed home scoring tion plan. A public meeting will be and labeling system. The draft docu- held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, ment is available online at www.town. March 14, in the Tompkins County ithaca.ny.us/resp. Paper copies are Public Library’s Borg Warner room. available upon request by contacting The Residential Energy Score Emelie Cuppernell at ecuppernell@ Project team includes the towns of psdconsulting.com or 607-277-6240 Ithaca, Caroline, Danby and Ulysses, ext. 277. the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County Comments will be gathered at the Planning Department and Cornell public meeting and can also be sub- “ To evoke a refl ection around Cooperative Extension of Tompkins mitted via a link on the website. life’s experiences.” Transportation Improvement Program unveiled - Sue Hirschberger, Lansing The Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council (ITCTC) announces that a draft program of projects for the 2017-21 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is available for public review and comment. A Public Meeting will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, at the Scott Heyman Conference Room in the Old Jail Building, 125 E. Court St., Ithaca, to discuss and receive comments on that document. The draft list of TIP projects is available for public review on the ITCTC web page at www.tompkinscountyny.gov/itctc and at the ITCTC office.

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March 7, 2016 TOMPKINS WEEKLY 7 Aordable housing project poised to break ground By Brian Crandall granted in November 2013. Although the land is owned by Cornell, the 4.8 This story was provided by the acres where the building will sit will Ithaca Voice. be subdivided from the rest of Cor- A long-delayed plan for affordable nell’s land, and the project will be on senior apartments on West Hill has the tax rolls. been funded through a state grant Town planning director Sue Rit- and is poised to begin construction ter explains that a project must be- later this year. gin construction within three years The Ithaca town board recently of receiving final approval, otherwise discussed property easements re- it must return to the town planning quired from Rochester-based Conifer board. Realty LLC as one of the stipulations The lengthy delay for this project of receiving a building permit for resulted from a lack of financing for construction of Cayuga Meadows, a the affordable housing project. Af- three-story, 68-unit apartment build- fordable housing financing may be ing to be located south of the Over- complicated, A funds are cobbled look at West Hill apartment complex, together from a variety of public, west of Cayuga Medical Center. not-for-profit and for-profit sources Final site plan approvals for the in order for a project to have enough 58,500-square-foot project, a mix of funding secured to pay for construc- one- and two-bedroom units, were tion. IIllustration provided IIllustration An architectural rendering of the apartments planned by Conifer Realty on Your Hometown Grocery West Hill. Quality Products, Friendly Service, Everyday Low Prices Programs like New York State’s Area Median Income (AMI). 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8 TOMPKINS WEEKLY March 7, 2016 ICSD expands testing for lead in water By Michael Smith parents via email, Brown outlined the for our students and staff. I promise revealed on Monday -- showing some steps that the district is taking going openness and transparency as we of the highest lead levels yet. Brown This story was provided by the forward: navigate this complex issue facing said that this was normal in the test- Ithaca Voice. “Immediately, we will begin a our school community,” Brown also ing process to have some results take New information released by thorough updated water testing and wrote. longer to come back. the Ithaca City School District has evaluation process in all district facil- The results of the 2005 tests show Asked to respond to some of the revealed the problem of high lead ities. With an abundance of caution, lead numbers that aren’t quite as ex- extremely high lead level (one faucet concentration in the water may not while evaluating our buildings’ wa- treme as those seen in recent tests at showed 5,000 ppb, which is the EPA be limited to Caroline and Enfield ter systems we will provide bottled Caroline and Enfield. threshold for toxic waste), Brown said schools. water to staff and students. Bottled However, almost every school had that his understanding was that the Prompted by the lead issue in Car- water will continue to be provided in at least three water sources that test- water needed to be tested in different oline and Enfield schools, the district each building until we have verified ed above the action level -- most had situations and they would be testing had begun “comprehensive review that the water meets applicable en- many more. Some, like Fall Creek, again soon. of historical water sampling data vironmental standards. Moving for- had more that tested sources above has included other ICSD buildings as ward, we will: the action level than below. The Tompkins County Health well,” according to a letter sent via Sample the water in all of our Most of the samples that tested Department maintains the position email to parents by ICSD Superinten- school buildings for lead and copper above the action level were some- that students at the schools do not dent Luvelle Brown. levels; where in the 30-50 ppb range. There need to get tested. Brown said that he “Our investigation has revealed Turn off drinking water sources in were a few outliers, including 330 ppb is confident that ICSD buildings are that the most recent water testing re- all buildings; in a Fall Creek Water Cooler, 448 ppb safe to continue operating. sults for school buildings other than Monitor the usage of hand-wash- in an Enfield drinking fountain. He added that, as a parent, he Caroline and Enfield is more than 10 ing sinks that exceed the 15 ppb ac- Links to results of the individual shares the concerns of the many wor- years old. Some of the sampling re- tion level; tests can be found on the ICSD web- ried and upset parents throughout sults from August 2005 exceeded the Share both new sampling data site. the district. But Brown also said he action level,” the letter continues. and historical sampling data as we Lingering questions recognized that this is an issue that The lack of testing is not neces- receive it; Brown also addressed a few lin- many schools nation-wide will be fac- sarily abnormal. The EPA does not Develop plans that address water gering questions about lead levels at ing in the near future, and he hopes require schools that are on the pub- quality management; Caroline and Enfield. that ICSD can serve as a model for lic water system to test their wa- Investigate and evaluate our past The Ithaca Voice wrote previously others in tackling the issue of water ter at all, although they do strongly sampling procedures; about how results had been missing quality. recommend it. The water in Enfield Investigate the communication from the initial tests and were only and Caroline was tested routinely breakdown that resulted in the de- because those schools use well water, layed notification of action level ex- J. Edgar Hoover subject of Cornell lecture series according to Brown. ceedances. To the extent permitted What is abnormal is that many by confidentiality rules, the results J. Edgar Hoover was one of the and politics: “J. Edgar Hoover and ICSD schools tested above the action of this investigation will be made most powerful Americans of the the American Warfare State,” March level for lead contamination in the available to the public in the coming twentieth century. Confidant, coun- 15; “J. Edgar Hoover and the Sexual- water, but we have no idea if any ac- months. selor, and adversary to eight U.S. ity Question,” March 16; and “J. Ed- tion was taken. It’s possible that 2005 Continue to collaborate with the presidents, he served as head of the gar Hoover v. Martin Luther King: school officials took action -- it’s also Tompkins County Health Depart- Federal Bureau of Investigation from How the FBI Shaped the Civil Rights possible that they did nothing at all. ment, TST BOCES, health care pro- 1924 until his death in 1972. Movement,” March 17. Unfortunately, there is little in viders, and parent groups; and Historian Beverly Gage will dis- “Beverly Gage is one of our most the way of information about why Secure a third-party to serve as cuss Hoover at the Cornell Depart- accomplished historians of 20th cen- the water was tested in 2005 and project leader for the evaluation and ment of History’s Carl Becker Lecture tury American politics and society, whether or not any actions were tak- management of action steps.” Series on March 15, 16 and 17. The as well as an engaging speaker who en. According to Brown, those actions Brown said that as of this after- lectures will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 brings history to life,” says Larry predate the tenures of the entirety of noon, all drinking water sources had p.m. in Cornell’s Kaufmann Auditori- Glickman, professor of history and the current school board, as well as been turned off across the district, um, G64, in Goldwin Smith Hall, and this year’s organizer of the Becker Brown’s appointment as superinten- and bottled water had been delivered are free and open to the public. Lectures. “We are excited that she dent. to the schools. Gage’s three talks will highlight will be the Becker speaker this year.” In a letter delivered to district “Safe drinking water is a necessity compelling details about Hoover’s life

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March 7, 2016 TOMPKINS WEEKLY 9 Renovations well underway at Simeon’s site By Brian Crandall Simeon’s Building, and Simeon’s re- construction itself, are two distinct This story was provided by the projects occurring at the same time. Ithaca Voice The owners of Simeon’s, Richard The sheathing is on. Fire-rated Avery and Dean Zervos, have applied Ggpsum boards produced by Nation- for a sales tax exemption on build- al Gypsum shape the rough openings ing materials and furnishings worth for the windows, which are covered $27,079 by the county IDA’s estimate. in plastic sheeting enclosing the in- Their specific renovation is estimated terior while work on the new restau- to cost $660,000, retains 27 jobs when rant on the first floor and part of the Simeon’s reopens, and provides for 14 second floor, and five new apartments new jobs over 3 years. on other part of the second and the Local architect Jason K. Demarest third floor. In the original portion of is in charge of design for both proj- the building, the chute and slide are a ects, and Ithaca-based McPherson sign of major interior renovations. Builders is the general contractor of Seeing the new bay window the Griffin Block rebuild. Fahs Con- structures reminds me of an often- struction Group of Binghamton is the overlooked fact. The original Grif- contractor for Simeon’s restaurant fin Block building did not have bay renovation. windows when it was built in 1871-72. Hsueh-Yung and Hsueh-Lang The copper-clad bay windows were Shen received a $1.3 million building installed as part of a 1904 renovation. loan from Ithaca’s Tompkins Trust Keep an eye out for a late spring Company to pay for the renovation opening for Simeon’s (perhaps in and reconstruction. The Shens in- time for the very lucrative gradua- herited the building from their par- tion weekends), and the apartments ents Shan-Fu and Ming-Ming Shen, a are expected to be ready for rental Cornell engineering professor and his by the end of the summer. Important music-teaching wife who bought the provided Photo if subtle detail, the reconstruction building in 1981, and died in 2007 and Work continues on the building that houses Simeon’s restaurant on the Com- of the Griffin Block, often called the 2011, respectively. mons, which may reopen in late spring. Zoning change approved for waterfront development

By Michael Smith to seek approval both from the city’s discussion. For the benefit of public as well Planning Board as well as Common “The Council will have to decide Maguire’s legal counsel, who was in This story was provided by the Council. whether they agree with it or don’t attendance, city attorney Ari Levine Ithaca Voice The goal is to ensure that any de- agree with it. We’ll have to work it noted that municipalities have a Ithaca’s Common Council last velopment meets the vision set forth out with the Maguires to make the number of options in regards to zon- week voted unanimously in favor of in the city’s new comprehensive plan. project conform to what the council ing following adoption of a new com- temporary zoning change that will The new comprehensive plan was ap- and city wants,” City Planning Direc- prehensive plan. give the council control over develop- proved just last year, the first revision tor JoAnn Cornish told the Voice in Levine said that the city could ment on the city’s waterfront. to the plan in almost 45 years. February. choose anything from simply abiding The Temporary Mandatory It’s been suggested that the TM- The site as-is is a challenge. The by current zoning to declaring a com- Planned Unit Development, or TM- PUD might present a barrier to a pro- difference comes in how each sees plete moratorium on development PUD, is a piece of legislation that posed Maguire dealership in the area, a car dealership with fitting in with until new zoning was established. would require any proposed develop- as it doesn’t fit that vision. the evolving vision the city has for ment in the “Waterfront Study Area” The measure passed with little Ithaca’s waterfront.

10 TOMPKINS WEEKLY March 7, 2016 Dish Truck: A viable alternative to compostables

By Joey Diana Gates yore, still have significant environ- In the first season of operation, thou- Law at Cornell. While we work on the mental impacts, including the fact sands of disposables were displaced. business model we are also actively This is the latest installment in that many are imported from China. Other examples of such programs seeking fiscal sponsorship through a our Signs of Sustainability series, or- As the Dish Truck team began can be found in Canada and Austra- local 501c3 to allow us to accept do- ganized by Sustainable Tompkins. developing strategies, in January, lia, and right here. Caterers often nations and to put plans in motion. Visit them online at www.sustaina- Tompkins County Solid Waste and haul their own dishes, cutlery, glasses Part of our mission is to make the bletompkins.org. Cayuga Compost issued a press re- and napkins to events, though doing process easier for both prepared food Since October 2014, a small, fo- lease stating, “Beginning April 1, 2016 so adds weight and work to the job. As providers and consumers, as well as cused team has been meeting to only food items and paper napkins long as the dishes are run through the for event coordinators. To that end develop a service that uses durable and paper towels will be accepted, traditional wash, rinse and sanitize we are circulation a survey to assess dishes to replace disposable take- along with compostable bin liners. cycle in a licensed commercial kitch- the needs and thoughts of our local out ware for food served at festivals, That means compostable plastics en, this is permitted by the health de- food vendors, event coordinators and farmers’ markets and conferences, as and other food soiled paper, such as partment. the public. The survey is available well as for restaurants and other food all cups and plates, will no longer be We are working with partners in electronically and on paper and can providers. The dishes are collected, collected as part of the food scraps the community to include Tompkins be obtained by emailing Joey Diana washed and returned to the original recycling program.” Our mission has County Solid Waste and festival co- Gates at [email protected] or purveyor. This Dish Truck concept become more urgent, as the waste ordinators. Our advisory comprises by calling 607.387.7799. We also wel- has attracted great energy, ideas on stream grows exponentially again. Mike Culotta, Project Consultant; come new planning group members implementation and potential do- In researching how to implement Mark Darling, Ithaca College Sus- and volunteers to help make this nors to the cause. our ideas, we found that in 2009, with tainability Coordinator retired; Joey happen. The initial objective was to further the help of a grant from the City Diana Gates, owner, Solar Systems Imagine the piles of waste that reduce the lifecycle impacts of get- of Portland, Oregon, area farmers’ Unlimited and Coordinator, Earth will disappear and being a part of the ting take-out food through the use of markets pioneered a Durable Dining Day Ithaca; Margaret McCasland, en- next solution to pollution. durable dishes. The main byproduct program. Customers are served on ergy consultant; Jan Norman, owner, This article is a continuation of an of using durable dishes is gray water, durable dishes that they return to Ithacamade, Silk Oak and member article published in Tompkins Week- a potentially nutrient-rich resource. designated bins at the dirty dish sta- of thge Ithaca Farmers’ Market Sus- ly in September 2014. Compostable to-go dishes, while a tions, where they can also find com- tainability Committee; and Gerald welcome change from products of post, recycling and waste receptacles. Torres, Jane M.G. Foster Professor of Cornell partners with World Health Organization The World Health Organization build on the two-week Cochrane/ in sickle cell disease through under- of implementation science – convert- (WHO) has named Cornell’s Division Cornell University Summer Institute standing the evidence base for this ing nutrition knowledge to effective of Nutritional Sciences a collaborat- for Systematic Reviews in Nutrition commonly used clinical intervention. polices and programs at the national ing center, establishing the division for Global Policy Making, which will Thanks to the new designation, and global level. It’s an area in which as a research and training partner in take place for the third year on cam- Cornell’s role in training experts will several Cornell faculty members are WHO’s public health and nutrition pus this summer lead by Patricia Cas- increase and also extend to include global leaders, including David Pel- policies. sano, associate professor and associ- Cornell master’s degree students, letier, associate professor of nutrition The partnership formalizes and ate director of the division. Stover said. “The institute will allow policy, who will lead this effort. “They deepens Cornell’s current collabora- At the institute, nutrition experts faculty and graduate students to en- will be actively engaged in develop- tion with WHO in nutrition policy from around the world gather for gage more rapidly in the process of ing a global database, hosted at WHO, and guidance, said Patrick Stover, the hands-on training in WHO proce- translating new scientific knowledge to support best practices in imple- division’s director and professor of dures to evaluate and use scientific into nutrition policy and programs to mentation of nutrition programs,” nutritional sciences. “This allows us evidence to inform WHO’s recom- improve the health of all populations Stover said. to better advance Cornell science for mendations for nutrition and pub- globally and, thereby, enhance the The four-year agreement may be the public good on a global scale,” he lic health policy. For example, one impact of their research,” he said. renewed for another four years or for said. of the topics studied in 2015 was the Another key aspect of the col- a shorter period. The four-year agreement will effectiveness of folate as a treatment laboration center will be in the area

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March 7, 2016 TOMPKINS WEEKLY 11 IC starts construction of solar array By Tompkins Weekly Sta campus. The solar installation will build a self-sustaining solar industry administration. “We are also excited generate an estimated 3.55 million in New York and help to achieve stra- by the educational opportunities the The New York State Energy Re- kilowatt-hours of electricity in the tegic energy goals under REV and project will provide, since the system search and Development Authority first year of operation, the equivalent the Clean Energy Standard, which will be available for student and fac- (NYSERDA) and Ithaca College have of powering 500 average-sized homes requires that by 2030, 50 percent of ulty research purposes.” announced that construction is un- in New York. The solar panels will off- electricity generated in New York Ithaca College offers over 100 derway on a 2.9 megawatt (MW) so- set 888 metric tons of carbon dioxide come from renewable sources. In this sustainability-focused courses, and is lar electric project that will provide (CO2) equivalents annually, which is year’s State of the State Address, the one of only 52 institutions to receive enough electricity to meet approxi- comparable to taking 187 cars off the Governor announced a goal to deploy a Gold rating in STARS (Sustain- mately 10 percent of the college’s en- road. solar panels on 150,000 new homes ability Tracking, Assessment & Rat- ergy needs. “This is a significant milestone in and businesses by 2020. ing System) from the Association for The project will produce clean, re- the history of Ithaca College, and in Partners involved in this project the Advancement of Sustainability newable and sustainable energy for our commitment to sustainability,” include Borrego Solar Systems, Inc., in Higher Education. For six straight the college, lower its energy costs and said President Tom Rochon. “We are Greenwood Energy and OneEnergy years, the college has been named reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. proud to be making this tremendous Renewables. in the Princeton Review’s list of top Richard Kauffman, Chair of En- leap forward in environmental stew- In 2007, then-President of Ithaca “green” colleges. ergy and Finance for New York State, ardship on behalf of our students, College Peggy R. Williams signed the In 2011, Ithaca College became said, “Increasing the use of solar en- faculty, staff and alumni as well as American College and University just the second academic institu- ergy is a critical component of Gov- the wider community in which we all President’s Climate Commitment, tion in the world to have two newly ernor Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy live.” pledging that the college would de- constructed buildings earn a LEED Vision (REV), and through our NY- John B. Rhodes, NYSERDA Presi- velop a strategy and long-range plan (Leadership in Energy and Envi- Sun initiative, the state has achieved dent and CEO, said, “Through NY-Sun to achieve carbon neutrality. In the ronmental Design) Platinum rating unprecedented solar growth. I ap- and other clean energy initiatives, fall of 2009, the Ithaca College Board from the U.S. Green Building Council plaud the efforts of Ithaca College, New York supports solar and renew- of Trustees approved the Climate Ac- when the Peggy Ryan Williams Cen- along with those of residents, busi- able energy projects that advance tion Plan, setting that strategy into ter joined the Dorothy D. and Roy H. nesses and organizations across New Governor Cuomo’s energy agenda in motion and committing the college Park Center for Business and Sus- York, whose solar projects help us reducing greenhouse gas emissions to becoming 100 percent carbon neu- tainable Enterprise in achieving that achieve our aggressive renewable en- and increasing locally produced pow- tral by 2050. designation. The Athletics & Events ergy goals, combat climate change er. We commend Ithaca College on “This solar power purchase agree- Center and Classroom Link corridor and build a clean energy economy.” its strong commitment to ensuring a ment will reduce the college’s green- have both earned LEED Gold. The Ithaca College project, which clean energy future that will benefit house gas emissions by three percent Additional information on Ithaca is expected to be completed by sum- the campus and local community for compared to the baseline year of College’s green initiatives is available mer, will feature a solar array of many years.” 2007, completing one of the objec- at www.ithaca.edu/sustainability. more than 9,000 panels on 15 acres of The project received funding tives listed in the Climate Action land in the Town of Seneca, Ontario through the Governor’s $1 billion NY- Plan,” said Gerald Hector, Ithaca Col- County, approximately 40 miles from Sun initiative, which is designed to lege vice president for finance and Artists needed to create downtown banners Calling all artists...we want to see cial reopening of the Commons, and a drawing, photography, printmaking, vertical aspect ratio but need not be your art in the air. You may have no- herd of charming reindeer took over and digital art are just some of the submitted at print-ready resolution. ticed that the Downtown Ithaca Al- for the holiday shopping season. For options. The only rules are that the Email the image, with your contact liance has embarked on a sponsored summer 2016, we’re asking commu- content must be appropriate for all information, to info@downtownith- seasonal banner program to add col- nity artists to submit their own de- public audiences and that the com- aca.com. Or, deliver it to the Down- or, variety, and beauty to the newly signs for a chance to see them printed positions must adhere to the banners’ town Ithaca Alliance office: 171 E. renovated Ithaca Commons pedes- on the banners. 1:2.5 vertical aspect ratio. State St. suite 136, Ithaca, NY 14850. trian mall. There’s no fee to submit, the Artists may submit a preliminary Banners with vibrant explosions theme is open, and there’s no limit sketch or file by April 18, 2016. 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12 TOMPKINS WEEKLY March 7, 2016 Water while they determine their next course of action. continued from page 1 Schumer has taken notice of the problem with lead in Ithaca-area ing infrastructure, including brass schools’ water and has asked that the fixtures, lead solder and some water Environmental Protection Agency fountains, that are potential sources do something about it, according to a of lead at the point of use,” Pennin- news release from the senator’s office. groth says. In a letter to EPA Region 2 Admin- “For well users the situation is istrator Judith Enck, Schumer re- similar, but they must know for a quested the agency, “use its technical fact that their water is clean and expertise to quickly assist the com- that their pipes are safe,” says Pen- munity of Ithaca, New York in testing ningroth. He adds that it is “highly their water for lead contamination. unlikely” there is lead in local ground I also urge the EPA to assist Ithaca water. in defining the scope and source of Individuals may have their water this lead contamination, and to help evaluated by local testing labs, in- them devise a plan to eradicate it.” cluding CSI and Yaws Environmental EPA’s region 2 consists of New York Lab in Ithaca. Residents with con- and New Jersey. cerns are advised to test their pipes, Schumer has also been taking by Gary Thomas Photo fixtures and/or solder for lead. Ly- action against the broader problem Mary Anne Grady Flores is currently confi ned in the Jamesville Correctional czko notes that prior to 2014, brass of lead poisoning throughout Up- Facility. fixtures with up to 8 percent lead state New York. In a press release on could be labeled as lead-free; now the Wednesday, Schumer urged congress also contributed funds to help pay for ers, Grady Flores says, “The main limit is .25 percent. The National San- to vote on legislation that would help her telephone calls, food purchases points of my appeal challenge the va- itation Foundation (www.nsf.org) is New Yorkers remove lead-bearing from the commissary and her moth- lidity of the orders of protection that a good source for information about agents, such as lead-based paint, from er’s care. have been given to 50 people, includ- the possible impacts of plumbing fix- their home by providing tax credits. Tompkins County resident and ing myself. These orders of protec- tures on drinking water, she adds. Cornell faculty member Darlene tion have been designed to block our “One action people can take is to Protester Evans has visited Grady Flores sev- First Amendment right; to ask our run the water through a faucet for continued from page 1 eral times, most recently on Feb. 28. government to redress our grievance, 15 to 30 seconds before drinking or Another Ithaca visitor and friend, specifically, to end the killer drone cooking with it, especially if no water Adelaide P. Gomer, president of the policy, which killed over 6,000 people has been used for hours, which flush- tures of a drone protest occurring in Park Foundation, was was reportedly in 2015 alone. As Colonel Evans, who es lead from systems with suspect the roadway. She was arrested, found turned away because of a metal plate requested the original 17 orders of plumbing,” Lyczko says. guilty and originally sentenced by in her body. There are many rules on protection, including mine, testified Penningroth says individuals can Justice David Gideon in the Town of visitations. For example, a hug and during my trial, he just wanted the get their water tested for lead by vis- DeWitt Court to a year in jail. On ap- kiss between an inmate and outsider protesters away from his base.” iting CSI, where they will receive a peal, the Onondaga County court up- can only happen briefly at the begin- Grady Flores hopes to return bottle from the lab and instructions held her conviction but reduced her ning and end of a visit. Inmates are home to see her mother again. She on how to collect the water samples. sentence to six months. not allowed to hold babies and tod- has remorse, but not about her pro- For more information go to http:// When she arrived in jail, she had dlers. test activities. She’s remorseful about communityscience.org. her own cell with a desk. But after a Due to good behavior, Grady her country what she says is its per- Meanwhile, ICSD Superinten- few days she was told she was “bunk- Flores is now allowed five visits per petuation of violence and injustice at dent Luvelle Brown announced last able,” meaning she wasn’t a threat so week. home and around the world. week that water in all of the districts she did not require her own room. Her release date is May 6, but she schools would be shut off, following The 59-year-old grandmother talks could get out earlier. Her attorney, the discovery that water tests per- with her podmates (most if not all Lance Salisbury, has filed an appeal formed in 2005 showed elevated lev- are younger then she is) about drones with the New York State Supreme els of lead in the water in nearly ev- and she attends bible study class. Court and asked that she be released ery school in the district (see story Grady Flores has received hun- on bail until the court decides her on page 9). The district is providing dreds of letters in the two months she case. bottled water for students and staff has been incarcerated. Friends have In a letter to friends and support-

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