Protecting Dryden
Village Trustees Re-elected
Dan Wakeman and Debbie Fisher – Congratulations on your re-elections as Dryden Village Trustees! Debbie Fisher – 121 Dan Wakeman – 131 GOP Challenger Bravo-Cullen – 47 Tompkins BOE
Dan Wakeman and Debbie Fisher – Congratulations on your re-elections as Dryden Village Trustees! Debbie Fisher – 121 Dan Wakeman – 131 GOP Challenger Bravo-Cullen – 47 Tompkins BOE
Dryden2045 Public Review Draft released! The Steering Committee has released a Public Review Draft of the Comprehensive Plan Update. Comments on the draft plan can be submitted through the project website through the comment form here; comments will be accepted Read more…
January 6th – President Biden Speaks to the Nation Last year, for the first time in our history, a president who just lost an election tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the Capitol. Read more…
Here’s what the Freedom to Vote Act will accomplish: Makes Election Day a holiday Ends gerrymandering Combats anti-voting laws working their way through state legislatures Requires states to allow 15 days of early voting (including 2 weekends) Massively expands voting Read more…
Dryden Town Supervisor Jason Leifer says construction will begin in 2022. “We are happy ARC is supporting Dryden Fiber, which will provide residents, educators, and businesses in Dryden with fast, reliable and affordable municipal broadband internet service,” said Leifer. Read Read more…
“Dryden Rail Trail Task Force, with aid from town of Dryden officials and Erdman Anthony of Rochester, is in the process of developing a bridge that will connect two sides of the Rail Trail and hover over Route 13 near Read more…
“This is a blue collar blueprint to rebuild America,” Biden said of the package, which includes money to fix roads and bridges, upgrade passenger rail, modernize ports and airports and build out high speed internet service, particularly to rural areas. Read more…
NEW WEBSITE! https://drydenrailtrail.org/ The Dryden Rail Trail now has an official website! The Dryden Rail Trail website provides quick access to other sites and helpful content: You can access the Dryden Rail Trail Task Force home page (where you can click Read more…
The newest section of the Dryden Rail Trail is officially open. “The newest section of the Dryden Rail Trail is officially open. The section, just short of a half-mile long, includes the railbed running through the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Read more…
Democrats hope to cease divisive discord among Dryden Town residents “While managing Dryden is hard enough on a normal day it is only made harder when there are people actively spreading disinformation over social media to divide the community. This Read more…
What’s in the Build Back Better Bill? ACA subsidies Fill Medicaid gap Medicare dental/vision/hearing Medicare negotiates drug costs Elder care $ $250-$300/mo child cash Universal pre-K Paid family/medical leave 2-yr free community college Clean energy money Tax hikes >$400K + Read more…
Community Broadband One of Dryden Town Supervisor Jason Leifer’s goals is to replace the patchwork of private Internet service providers with municipal broadband. Now in Phase One, the plan will provide high-quality Internet service to all town residents. Revenue from subscriptions will Read more…
About Protecting Dryden We believe the Town of Dryden is the best place in Tompkins County to start a business, raise a family, and enjoy the beauty and bounty of Upstate New York. “Protecting Dryden” grew out of the movement Read more…