Community | Partnership for Onondaga Creek

Wednesday May 1, 2013 by Dhiki

Healthy Homes at Bob's School

As a part of the "Promoting Healthy Homes in Syracuse" USEPA grant, the Partnership, Syracuse United Neighbors, L& M Training Center, and Onondaga Environmental Institute* raises public awareness about the risks to healthy homes. Exposure to lead paint, mold, pests, radon, and asbestos can make our families and homes sick. Additionally, inefficient energy use can be wasteful and costly.

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January POC meeting changed

Thursday December 13, 2012 by Aggie

The regular January Partnership meeting falls on New Year's Day. We are changing our January meeting to Tuesday, January 8.

The meeting will include a presentation from the Urban Job Taskforce on the need for Community Benefit Agreements whenever developers are receiving tax benefits.

Watch Creek Rats Make Onondaga Creek Cleaner

Tuesday September 25, 2012 by Aggie

Watch youtube video on the Creek Rats and their community helpers cleaning the urban section of Onondaga Creek. Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLewdkcqS4Y

Creating Syracuse Stories

Tuesday September 25, 2012 by Aggie

Caroline Tauxe of Syracuse Stories invites the community to create a story that they want to tell. POC members welcome community members to join them on Tuesday, October 2 at 5pm at Brady Faith for a brain-storming one-hour session.

Film "Syracuse Stories" & Community Dialogue

Street:: 404 South Avenue
City:: Syracuse
Postal Code:: 13204

Contact Info

Aggie Lane

315-478-4571

aggielane@verizon.net

Please join the Partnership for Onondaga Creek for a free public screening of the Syracuse Stories film, followed by a conversation about Story-sharing, the Arts, Social Literacy and Community Development.

Castle St. Restoration Community Meeting

Street:: Castle St & Midland Avenue
City:: Syracuse
Postal Code:: 13202

Contact Info

Aggie Lane

478-4571

aggielane@verizon.net

Now that the Castle pipeline is installed, the Community will review the final design of the Castle Street Restoration Project. They will also learn about when the various pieces of the restoration project will happen and how they might be involved with the planting of a rain garden and butterfly garden.

The Uban Jobs Taskforce

Street:: 2013 E. Genesee St
City:: Syracuse

Contact Info

Aggie Lane

315-478-4571

aggielane@verizon.net

A number of organizations and individuals have come together to form the Urban Jobs Taskforce. This coaltion wants to push for local jobs and also for community benefit agreements (CBAs) for development happening in Syracuse. All are Welcome.

Chester & Bellevue Brownfield Public Hearing

Street:: 615 Erie Blvd West
City:: Syracuse

Contact Info

Aggie Lane

315-478-4571

aggielane@verizon.net

This hearing is to review the findings about the pollution at the Chester St. brownfield and the proposed remediation. It is important for the community to push for this long-standing brownfield to be at last cleaned up.

Special Achiever Lanika Mabrey

Friday March 2, 2012 by Aggie

Check out the The Stand 's Special Achiever article on POC member Lanika Mabrey at http://mysouthsidestand.com/hometownnews/special-achiever-2/

Wednesday January 25, 2012 by Aggie

NYSDEC Awards POC and Its Partners a 2012 Environmental Justice Grant

The Partnership for Onondaga Creek (POC) and Onondaga Earth Corps (OEC) are pleased to announce the award of $49,967 by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to their joint project called “Growing Syracuse’s Next Generation of Environmental Justice Leaders”. Out of 123 state applicants, the POC/OEC project is the sole winner for the Central New York region. The award will be administered by the groups’ fiscal sponsor, the Onondaga Environmental Institute.

“OEI is pleased to serve as the fiscal sponsor on this project,” stated Onondaga Environmental Institute President Edward Michalenko. “The project’s goals to empower youth to be active participants in creating positive change for their communities and the environment aligns nicely with OEI's mission to advance environmental research, education, planning and restoration in Central New York. Amy Samuels, OEI’s Education and Outreach Coordinator, is excited to provide youth technical training and mentoring.”

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