"The most exciting part of environmental law often occurs when the students and I debate the balance that should be struck between the exercise of individual rights and the assertion of government authority to regulate private activities."
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City & Regional Planning |
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117 West Sibley Hall |
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(607) 255-4025 |
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Mr. Booth serves as a Commissioner on the New York State Adirondack Park Agency, pursuant to an appointment by the Governor. He was elected to two four-year terms on the Tompkins County Legislature and served there from 2002 to late 2007, when he resigned to take his seat on the Adirondack Park Agency.
He served as a member of the NYS Low-level Radioactive Waste Siting Commission from 1991 to 1995. In addition, he was elected alderperson on the City of Ithaca's Common Council in 1985 and served for a decade, including six years as chairperson of the City's Budget and Administration Committee.
From 1975 to 1977, he served as a lawyer for the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, rising to the position of assistant counsel dealing with land use affairs. Prior to that, he was a senior attorney with the NYS Adirondack Park Agency.
Professor Booth is director of the undergraduate program in Urban and Regional Studies
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