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January 25, 2015 1 Volume 9 1 Issue 2 Zoning Bulletin <br />sites. More specifically, if passed into law, the bill would phase out, over <br />10 years, current requirements that notices about new laws, public hear- <br />ings, or zoning changes be published in a newspaper of general circulation. <br />Instead, local governments would publish their own notices on their <br />government Web sites. Proponents of the bill say it would save municipali- <br />ties thousands of dollars that are spent each year in newspaper notices. <br />Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle; www.record-eagle.com <br />NEW YORK <br />Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's administration recently announced that <br />it would ban hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in New York State because <br />of concerns over health risks. Governor Cuomo's decision was based on a <br />report by the acting state health commissioner, Dr. Howard A. Zucker. <br />That report had found "significant public health risks" associated with <br />fracking. Such health risks were listed as including water contamination <br />and air pollution. <br />"Dozens of communities across New York have passed moratoriums <br />and bans on fracking." As well, in June 2014, "the state's highest court, <br />the Court of Appeals, ruled that towns could use zoning ordinances to ban <br />fracking." <br />Source: New York Times, www.nvtinaes.coni <br />PENNSYLVANIA <br />The Pittsburgh Planning Commission recently voted to recommend an <br />amendment to the city zoning code to study the residential impact of new <br />development within specially planned districts in the city. This would <br />reportedly give the city council the opportunity to vote to approve code <br />changes by a majority, rather than the super-majority vote previously <br />required. <br />Source: Pittsburgh Business Times; www.bizjou nals.cona <br />12 © 2015 Thomson Reuters <br />