Senator Seward's Survey

I assume that you all got the same survey in the mail that I did, from NY State Senator Seward's office. He asks a few simple questions about some important topics, and leaves room for comment.

One of the questions involves the home rule issue for gas drilling. Sen. Seward has proposed legislation allowing local municipalities (county, town, city) to restrict, regulate or ban the kind of heavy industry that hydrofracking represents. This is a very difficult and controversial topic – giving us local folks the ability to say “no” to some of the largest corporations in the world.

If you agree that this is an important issue for us here in Otsego County, I would urge you to complete the survey and send it in. Make your opinion known. We are at a point in time where we are able to have an impact at the point of action. Let's not miss it.

If you didn't get a survey, or don't have it any more, you can complete it at Sen. Seward's website. I looked there and didn't find it, so I've contacted Sen. Seward's office and I will update here as soon as I get a reply.

UPDATE:  1-10-12:  The survey is now up on the site, available from the home page - just click on "Share Your Ideas for a Stronger New York."