Not exact matches
A 1.3 - acre property on Gary Avenue next to the Lincoln Marsh Natural Area will be restored as open
space as part of a long - term land
preservation effort undertaken by the Conservation Foundation and the Wheaton Park District.
In his opening and closing remarks, Peter Van Scoyoc, a Democrat serving his second term on the town board, pointed to his record, and that of the sitting board, on open
space preservation, water quality protection
efforts, energy efficiency, social services, obtaining grants, and planning for the future through ongoing hamlet studies and creation of a plan that accounts for rising sea level and shoreline erosion.
The Thompson campaign has pointed out throughout the city comptroller's run for mayor that he has worked hard on environmental
efforts, including attempting to stop natural gas drilling within or near the city's upstate watershed, which provides drinking water to the city's residents; calling for the
preservation of wildlife
space in the Ridgewood Reservoir; and issuing a report documenting the impact of airport congestion at the city's three major airports; and the rise in airport runoff, especially the flow from Kennedy Airport into marshes in Jamaica Bay.
In the campaign, he has pointed to the town board's environmental record, including the
preservation of hundreds of acres of open
space and its work to implement water - quality remediation
efforts.
The new Lookout also offers storage
space for the ongoing volunteer - driven stewardship
efforts that will help sustain the maintenance and
preservation of Lands End as well as the nearby California Coastal Trail.
It's a functional workaround for the time being, but I worry that our library will become more book warehouse - like, and someone will come along and say, «no one uses the library; we can't afford this
space,» defeating our
preservation efforts.