Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Legislation

[Alicia Williams]

 Thanks all for sharing the info! I just called, filled in the website
form, and a letter is going in the mail tomorrow.
Here's the address in case anyone is interested -
The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224

Power to the birders!
Alicia

On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 9:49 AM Nancy Shamban 
wrote:

> FYI to all.  You cannot email directly from that website.  Go to the
> website at https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form
> 
>  and
> fill in the form with this or another letter.  There is no actual email to
> use to the governor.  So call or go thru the website.  Both easy to do.
> Thanks Joshua
>
> On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 8:52 AM Joshua Malbin 
> wrote:
>
>> Here is a sample letter I just wrote that copies heavily from the bill's
>> sponsor for its content. I know it is much easier to copy and paste than to
>> compose your own letter, so feel free to do so.
>>
>>
>> I am writing to urge you to sign S.4165/A.5767 into law. This important
>> bill would extend permanently protections for Jamaica Bay against dumping
>> hazardous dredged material that are currently set to expire in 2022.
>>
>> The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is one of the most widely acknowledged
>> and respected bird sanctuaries in the Northeastern United States, and the
>> bay itself is an ecological treasure all New Yorkers can enjoy. People fish
>> in its waters year-round.
>>
>> The constant threat from city, state and federal agencies to use the deep
>> portions of Jamaica Bay as a garbage dump for contaminated sediment has
>> long been one of the biggest threats to the future of the bay. While these
>> threats started to appear decades ago, they have found new supporters as
>> various dredging projects around the city have created a need to get rid of
>> sediment that is often contaminated. In addition, the research that has
>> more recently come to light highlights the amazing role that the deep
>> portions of the bay play in supporting massive amounts of marine life that
>> would cease to exist should they be filled in.
>>
>> Please sign sign S.4165/A.5767.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Joshua Malbin
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 10:12 PM Andrew Baksh 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> I hope I would count on your support. I am writing on behalf of the
>>> Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers. We need folks to contact Governor Cuomo and
>>> urge him to pass the Jamaica Bay Bill which would protect the bay from the
>>> dumping of harmful contaminants into its deep sections. The bill is
>>> awaiting his signature and if he does not call it up it will die.
>>>
>>> If you want to protect Jamacia Bay please take a few minutes to either
>>> call
>>> 518-474-8390 or email to
>>> https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form
>>> 
>>> and request that he pass assembly bill 5767 which is also Senate bill
>>> 4165 which will protect Jamaica Bay. M
>>>
>>> Thank You.
>>>
>>> --
>>> 
>>> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the
>>> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own
>>> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
>>>
>>> 風 Swift as the wind
>>> 林 Quiet as the forest
>>> 火 Conquer like the fire
>>> 山 Steady as the mountain
>>> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
>>> 
>>>
>>> (\__/)
>>> (= '.'=)
>>>
>>> (") _ (")
>>>
>>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>>>
>>>
>>> Andrew Baksh
>>> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Legislation

[Nancy Shamban]

FYI to all.  You cannot email directly from that website.  Go to the
website at https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form

and
fill in the form with this or another letter.  There is no actual email to
use to the governor.  So call or go thru the website.  Both easy to do.
Thanks Joshua

On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 8:52 AM Joshua Malbin 
wrote:

> Here is a sample letter I just wrote that copies heavily from the bill's
> sponsor for its content. I know it is much easier to copy and paste than to
> compose your own letter, so feel free to do so.
>
>
> I am writing to urge you to sign S.4165/A.5767 into law. This important
> bill would extend permanently protections for Jamaica Bay against dumping
> hazardous dredged material that are currently set to expire in 2022.
>
> The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is one of the most widely acknowledged and
> respected bird sanctuaries in the Northeastern United States, and the bay
> itself is an ecological treasure all New Yorkers can enjoy. People fish in
> its waters year-round.
>
> The constant threat from city, state and federal agencies to use the deep
> portions of Jamaica Bay as a garbage dump for contaminated sediment has
> long been one of the biggest threats to the future of the bay. While these
> threats started to appear decades ago, they have found new supporters as
> various dredging projects around the city have created a need to get rid of
> sediment that is often contaminated. In addition, the research that has
> more recently come to light highlights the amazing role that the deep
> portions of the bay play in supporting massive amounts of marine life that
> would cease to exist should they be filled in.
>
> Please sign sign S.4165/A.5767.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Joshua Malbin
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 10:12 PM Andrew Baksh 
> wrote:
>
>> 
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I hope I would count on your support. I am writing on behalf of the
>> Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers. We need folks to contact Governor Cuomo and
>> urge him to pass the Jamaica Bay Bill which would protect the bay from the
>> dumping of harmful contaminants into its deep sections. The bill is
>> awaiting his signature and if he does not call it up it will die.
>>
>> If you want to protect Jamacia Bay please take a few minutes to either
>> call
>> 518-474-8390 or email to
>> https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form
>> 
>> and request that he pass assembly bill 5767 which is also Senate bill
>> 4165 which will protect Jamaica Bay. M
>>
>> Thank You.
>>
>> --
>> 
>> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the
>> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own
>> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
>>
>> 風 Swift as the wind
>> 林 Quiet as the forest
>> 火 Conquer like the fire
>> 山 Steady as the mountain
>> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
>> 
>>
>> (\__/)
>> (= '.'=)
>>
>> (") _ (")
>>
>> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>>
>>
>> Andrew Baksh
>> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
>> --
>> *NYSbirds-L List Info:*
>> Welcome and Basics 
>> Rules and Information 
>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
>> 
>> *Archives:*
>> The Mail Archive
>> 
>> Surfbirds 
>> ABA 
>> *Please submit your observations to **eBird*
>> *!*
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>>
> --
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Legislation

[Joshua Malbin]

Here is a sample letter I just wrote that copies heavily from the bill's
sponsor for its content. I know it is much easier to copy and paste than to
compose your own letter, so feel free to do so.


I am writing to urge you to sign S.4165/A.5767 into law. This important
bill would extend permanently protections for Jamaica Bay against dumping
hazardous dredged material that are currently set to expire in 2022.

The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is one of the most widely acknowledged and
respected bird sanctuaries in the Northeastern United States, and the bay
itself is an ecological treasure all New Yorkers can enjoy. People fish in
its waters year-round.

The constant threat from city, state and federal agencies to use the deep
portions of Jamaica Bay as a garbage dump for contaminated sediment has
long been one of the biggest threats to the future of the bay. While these
threats started to appear decades ago, they have found new supporters as
various dredging projects around the city have created a need to get rid of
sediment that is often contaminated. In addition, the research that has
more recently come to light highlights the amazing role that the deep
portions of the bay play in supporting massive amounts of marine life that
would cease to exist should they be filled in.

Please sign sign S.4165/A.5767.

Thank you,

Joshua Malbin


On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 10:12 PM Andrew Baksh  wrote:

> 
> Dear All,
>
> I hope I would count on your support. I am writing on behalf of the
> Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers. We need folks to contact Governor Cuomo and urge
> him to pass the Jamaica Bay Bill which would protect the bay from the
> dumping of harmful contaminants into its deep sections. The bill is
> awaiting his signature and if he does not call it up it will die.
>
> If you want to protect Jamacia Bay please take a few minutes to either call
>
> 518-474-8390 or email to
> https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form
> 
> and request that he pass assembly bill 5767 which is also Senate bill 4165
> which will protect Jamaica Bay. M
>
> Thank You.
>
> --
> 
> "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the
> ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own
> abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass
>
> 風 Swift as the wind
> 林 Quiet as the forest
> 火 Conquer like the fire
> 山 Steady as the mountain
> Sun Tzu   *The Art of War*
> 
>
> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
>
> (") _ (")
>
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
>
>
> Andrew Baksh
> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
> --
> *NYSbirds-L List Info:*
> Welcome and Basics 
> Rules and Information 
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
> 
> *Archives:*
> The Mail Archive
> 
> Surfbirds 
> ABA 
> *Please submit your observations to **eBird*
> *!*
> --
>

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[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Legislation

[Andrew Baksh]


Dear All,

I hope I would count on your support. I am writing on behalf of the Jamaica Bay 
Ecowatchers. We need folks to contact Governor Cuomo and urge him to pass the 
Jamaica Bay Bill which would protect the bay from the dumping of harmful 
contaminants into its deep sections. The bill is awaiting his signature and if 
he does not call it up it will die. 

If you want to protect Jamacia Bay please take a few minutes to either call 
518-474-8390 or email to 
https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form
and request that he pass assembly bill 5767 which is also Senate bill 4165 
which will protect Jamaica Bay. M

Thank You.

-- 

"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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