NYRI officials grilled at Senate hearing
NORWICH - There was concern among some at the beginning of Thursday night’s senate hearing with New York Regional Interconnect that a trio of power company officials wouldn’t be under oath. By the time the meeting ended more than three hours later, at least one senator thanked the group for their openness.
“What you’re proposing doesn’t do a damn thing for us,” Senator Thomas W. Libous, R-Binghamton, told them. “You gave us what we already thought we knew and you confirmed our suspicions.”
In front of approximately 500 people in the Norwich High School gymnasium, NYRI Project Manager William May, Manager of Regulatory Affairs Robert Malecki and legal counsel Leonard Singer answered questions from the Senate’s Committee on Energy and Telecommunications. Before the end of the meeting, each of the senators expressed multiple concerns over the project that aims to put eight to 13-story electrical towers across Chenango County.
The hearing was opened by testimony from Secretary of the State Public Service Commission Jaclyn A. Brilling. She described the Article VII application process that NYRI must go through to gain approval for its $1.6 billion proposal, detailing what criteria must be met for approval. “No single aspect of an application can be looked at in a vacuum; rather the commission must consider the totality of all the relevant factors in making its determination,” she said.
Local testimony was given by Chairman of the Chenango County Board of Supervisors Richard Decker, co-chair of the anti-power line group STOP NYRI, Eve Ann Shwartz, President and CEO of the Chenango County Chamber of Commerce Dave Hall, local doctor Lawrence Rosenblum M.D. and county Farm Bureau President Bradd Vickers.
During Singer’s opening statement, he addressed what some viewed as a failure by NYRI to be open about its proposal before the state application was filed. “Quite frankly, the project will result in cleaner air and lessen dependence on foreign oil,” he said. “Your concerns are understandable and we never tried to downplay or ignore them.”
“What you’re proposing doesn’t do a damn thing for us,” Senator Thomas W. Libous, R-Binghamton, told them. “You gave us what we already thought we knew and you confirmed our suspicions.”
In front of approximately 500 people in the Norwich High School gymnasium, NYRI Project Manager William May, Manager of Regulatory Affairs Robert Malecki and legal counsel Leonard Singer answered questions from the Senate’s Committee on Energy and Telecommunications. Before the end of the meeting, each of the senators expressed multiple concerns over the project that aims to put eight to 13-story electrical towers across Chenango County.
The hearing was opened by testimony from Secretary of the State Public Service Commission Jaclyn A. Brilling. She described the Article VII application process that NYRI must go through to gain approval for its $1.6 billion proposal, detailing what criteria must be met for approval. “No single aspect of an application can be looked at in a vacuum; rather the commission must consider the totality of all the relevant factors in making its determination,” she said.
Local testimony was given by Chairman of the Chenango County Board of Supervisors Richard Decker, co-chair of the anti-power line group STOP NYRI, Eve Ann Shwartz, President and CEO of the Chenango County Chamber of Commerce Dave Hall, local doctor Lawrence Rosenblum M.D. and county Farm Bureau President Bradd Vickers.
During Singer’s opening statement, he addressed what some viewed as a failure by NYRI to be open about its proposal before the state application was filed. “Quite frankly, the project will result in cleaner air and lessen dependence on foreign oil,” he said. “Your concerns are understandable and we never tried to downplay or ignore them.”
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