Living in Dryden

Past years

NYCO suggests that bloggers look through their archives, and that seems like a good idea in a period when I feel I haven't been giving Living in Dryden the attention that I used to. Looking back to the end of March in 2004, 2005, and 2006, I was writing about:

2004

• The Town and Village were talking about sewer issues. How much has advanced? Sadly, I don't think much has changed, except that the Town is now installing flow meters.

• I reported on a state issues forum Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton held at Dryden Town Hall, kind of like the one she had earlier this month.

• The Journal was starting up the Our Towns section, something that mostly survives as Town columns being consigned to page 3B with a lot of advertising.

2005

• Cornell held a session on burning grass pellets for heat on Mount Pleasant.

• The Town's handling of the golf course sale failed to impress me.

• I reported on Town Board meeting minutes, something I should really be doing more frequently.

2006

• State debt was growing, for all the usual only-in-New-York reasons.

• Deer visited my yard, just like they did last night.

• The big question in state politics was how upstate was or wasn't part of Appalachia.

Hmmm.... a lot of the same issues keep coming up, though I feel a lot brighter about the Town Board these days. It helps that both major parties are represented there. It helps a lot.