Finding Ulysses

Upcoming events in Trumansburg address fracking, flutes, and slang.

A large group of residents of the Town Ulysses came to a Town Board meeting last night in Trumansburg to express support of a measure that would block hydrofracking in natural gas drilling here.

Property owners like Doug Austic may see some profit – or they may just see drilling company trucks running roughshod over their land without a penny of income. However, these property owners have neighbors who aren’t choosing to go along with the natural gas drilling plans. Those neighbors most certainly won’t be seeing any profit, but their homes and land will be put at risk.

Democrats Dave Kerness and Liz Thomas earned solid victories over Republicans Heather Hartwell and Scott Sherwood, to become the two newest members of the Ulysses Town Board. Two seats were left vacant by Democrats Don Ellis and Roxanne Marino. In District 1, Scott Sherwood got the most votes, with Heather Hartwell behind him. However, in Districts 2, 3, and 4, Liz Thomas and Dave Kerness were far ahead.