To Frack or Not to Frack?: How a Small New York Town's Decision-Making Process Came Up Short - Paperback
To Frack or Not to Frack?: How a Small New York Town's Decision-Making Process Came Up Short - Paperback
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by Ronald R. Fraser (Author)
In 2012 officials in the Town of Colden, a small, New York town near Buffalo, set in motion a policy-making process to decide whether or not to allow gas and oil drilling in their town using the controversial drilling technique known as "fracking." In 2015 this policy-making process collapsed without a decision one way or the other. What went wrong? The town's struggle to deal with a complex public issue broke down due to its failure to observe fundamental governing principles -including the rule of law, workforce training and political responsiveness. This book, an excellent case study for college classroom use, will also help small town officials and citizens take a hard look at their own governing procedures.
Author Biography
For decades a Washington-based writer, Ronald Fraser received a Ph.D. degree in public policy from George Mason University. He has a Master of Public Administration degree and a Master of Regional Planning degree and has worked as a land use planner for the Appalachian Regional Commission, a state-federal economic development agency. His writings have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and dozens of other newspapers and in professional public management journals.
