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TOWN OF KIRKWOOD
70 CRESCENT DRIVE
KIRKWOOD, NY  13795
TEL (607) 775-1370

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The Town of Kirkwood is located in the central part of Broome County, west of the towns of Colesville and Windsor, south of the Town of Fenton and east of the towns of Conklin and Dickinson and the City of Binghamton. The town's population dropped by about 445 people during the 1990s, according to the U.S. Census. Latest figures put the population at 5,651. A regular town meeting is held at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month.

Community Events Calendar

The Kirkwood VFW will hold a Chicken BBQ at their Post #6625 on Zimmer Road on Saturday, May 24th  from noon until all the chicken is gone.

Kirkwood Town Fair is in need of volunteers for the 2008 Town Fair. If anyone is interested in volunteering please contact Sue Hayes at 217-7991.

 



Community News

The Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier is conducting a Phoneraiser Fundraiser.  A bin has been placed in the lobby of the Joseph A. Griffin Town Hall, 70 Crescent Drive, Kirkwood, NY, to collect unwanted cell phones and inkjet cartridges. 

Donations of unwanted cell phones and ink cartridges can mean support for their organization and the various programs that they provide for local residents.  Items donated through their Phoneraiser program are given new life.  Your unused phones are recycled or reused.  Phoneraiser makes your unused technology available to those who can use it, while keeping it out of the landfill.   

 

The Town of Kirkwood Beautification Committee's hanging flower basket fund is low on funds.  We have received many favorable comments in regard to the hanging baskets from both residents and visitors to our town and are seeking your support so that this very popular project can continue.  The cost of the baskets will be about $25 each this year.  I have been able to save money by assembling the baskets myself.  Our goal is to hang the baskets before Memorial Day and remove them after Labor Day each year.  If you are interested in sponsoring one or more of these baskets, please send your check payable to the Town of Kirkwood to the following address:  Town of Kirkwood, c/o Hanging Baskets, 70 Crescent Dr., Kirkwood, NY 13795.  In order to facilitate timely ordering of these baskets, your response would be appreciated by May 1st.  Thank you for considering sponsoring this project.   Marchie Diffendorf, Committee Chairman 775-3128

Next Meeting

Our next meeting will be held on May 29th at 7:00 PM at Bell School.

Steering Committee Meets with Attorney

The steering committee met with the coalition's attorney, Christopher Denton, on Friday, May 9th.  Mr. Denton explained what the next sequence of events will be:

1.  At our May 29th meeting with the full coalition, we will receive a questionaire inquiring about how each property owner wants their leases tailored.

2.  Mr. Denton's office will start meeting with members after June 1st to consider their lease.

Horizontal Drilling - Assembly Bill #10526

There was much discussion about horizontal well drilling and the bill that is currently in the assembly.  Horizontal drilling is a very important issue to both the gas companies and land owners.  A representative from Assemblyman Crouch's office indicated the bill may pass in the Assembly by the end of June.  A representative from Senator Libous' office told us the Senator is co-sponsoring the same bill in the Senate.  We need to stay on top of the progress of both of these bills.  You can contact Assemblyman Clifford Crouch at 648-6080 or by email at crouchc@assembly.state.ny.us, and Senator Thomas Libous at 773-8771 or visit his website at www.tomlibous.com.   Senator Libous' email address will be posted in the near future.

Time Table

At the meeting on April 24th the full coalition felt we should take our time, be patient and wait for the horizontal bill to be signed by the Governor (hopefully by the end of June).  We should have most of our members signed up when we meet on May 29th at 7:00 PM.

Contact Your Neighbors

Contact your neighbors and ask them if they are interested in signing up and participating in the gas lease coalition.  If they don't have access to the internet, you might consider assisting them.

Progress

We have made great progress in a short time and we currently have approximately 8,457 acres in the coalition.  Time seems to be on our side as sign-on bonuses and royalties keep increasing.

I met with the chairmen of the Windsor, Town of Binghamton/Conklin and Vestal coalitions next Thursday to discuss the events of their most recent meetings.

Marchie

 

Review of Previous Information:

Steering Committee Selected

At a meeting held on Thursday, April 10, 2008 the coalition elected to have Marchie Diffendorf remain as Chairman.  The following volunteered to serve on the Steering Committee:  Ward Coe, Ben Weingartner, Ken Honnick, Jack Diffendorf, and Gary Brodbeck.

Steering Committees from Kirkwood, Conklin/Town of Binghamton, Vestal and Windsor will interview attorney Gordon Thompson on Wednesday, April 16th, and attorney Chris Denton on Thursday, April 17th.  The Committees will make a recommendation and present it to their coalitions.  The coalitions will then decide to accept or reject the Steering Committees' recommendation. 

We are still encouraging Kirkwood property owners to join our coalition.  You can do so three ways:

          Call:               Marchie Diffendorf at 775-3128
          email:            marchiediff@yahoo.com
          U.S.Mail:        Marchie Diffendorf
                               483 Gorman Rd.
                               Kirkwood, NY 13795

Please provide the following information:                     Name
                                                                               Address
                                                                               Phone Number
                                                                               Number of Acres
                                                                               Tax Map Number/Numbers
                                                                               Whether you are currently leased

If you own property in Conklin or the Town of Binghamton you can obtain more information by going to www.nygaslease.com.

If you own property in Windsor or Colesville, you can obtain more information by going to www.windsorny.org.

Currently only vertical wells are permitted in these shales.  The unit size for vertical wells is 40 acres; horizontal wells can be much larger units and would allow for drilling under roads, wetlands, parks and forrested lands.  This also would mean fewer drilling sites.

By joining the coalition you are not committed to any agreements the coalition may sign in the future.  We appreciate your participation with the hopes of securing the best possible lease that will meet the needs of all our members.

I would like to thank the Town of Kirkwood for the use of their website.
                                                                                                                                                Marchie

 

   



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