STOP NYRI asks for "lights out" on Dec. 21
CHENANGO COUNTY – Citizens opposing New York Regional Interconnect Inc.’s power line are hoping two of their finest hours will be spent fighting in the darkness – to better illuminate their cause.
STOP NYRI Inc., the citizens group spanning Madison and Chenango County, is initiating a “Night Without Lights,” and asking residents along the 200-mile NYRI corridor to turn off their lights from 7-9 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 21, as a demonstration of solidarity and strength against the 400,000 kilovolt power line. STOP NYRI, along with other groups and citizens, believe if the line is built, it would devastate the region’s economy, drastically decrease property values, hurt the environment and pose a significant health risk.
“Our hope is to see house after house dark for two hours on the first day of winter,” states a press release from STOP NYRI Inc. “Citizens all along the 200-mile proposed route of NYRI’s project want to demonstrate to friends, neighbors and others that they object to a mammoth, private corporation destroying our communities.”
Dec. 21 is the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year in this hemisphere.
STOP NYRI member and Hamilton resident Dave Hollis said the group was prompted to organize the “Night Without Lights” following recent rumors and political statements that have led some people to believe the power line bid was dead, and no longer an issue. Rather, Hollis said the proposal is very much alive, and people should be pacing themselves to fight this project for at least the next two to three years, knowing it could take them all the way to Washington, D.C.
“We’re doing this to keep people focused on the idea that NYRI has not gone away,” said Hollis. “It is a show of unity, and support for each other. These fights are not easy ... we have to help each other stay strong.”
Christine Brunner, a STOP NYRI member from Norwich, hopes local residents will answer the call for darkness, contending that there are plenty of activities they can do during this worthwhile cause.
“Cuddle with a loved one, enjoy a candle-lit dinner, have some quiet time, or get started on your New Year’s resolutions,” Brunner said.
NYRI is proposing to build a $1.6 billion transmission line from Oneida to Orange County, cutting through 44 miles and six townships in Chenango County using railroad and utility right of ways. The company is an Albany-based subsidiary of American Consumer Industries Inc. of Wilmington, Del., which specializes in energy generation across the United States. ACI is in turn a subsidiary of Toronto-based Colmac Power. The identities of the over $1 billion project’s investors is unknown, and a representative from ACI admitted this would be the company’s first attempt at building a power line.
Beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21, STOP NYRI is asking residents to turn out their home and decorative lighting for two hours as a show of support in the fight against NYRI.
STOP NYRI Inc., the citizens group spanning Madison and Chenango County, is initiating a “Night Without Lights,” and asking residents along the 200-mile NYRI corridor to turn off their lights from 7-9 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 21, as a demonstration of solidarity and strength against the 400,000 kilovolt power line. STOP NYRI, along with other groups and citizens, believe if the line is built, it would devastate the region’s economy, drastically decrease property values, hurt the environment and pose a significant health risk.
“Our hope is to see house after house dark for two hours on the first day of winter,” states a press release from STOP NYRI Inc. “Citizens all along the 200-mile proposed route of NYRI’s project want to demonstrate to friends, neighbors and others that they object to a mammoth, private corporation destroying our communities.”
Dec. 21 is the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year in this hemisphere.
STOP NYRI member and Hamilton resident Dave Hollis said the group was prompted to organize the “Night Without Lights” following recent rumors and political statements that have led some people to believe the power line bid was dead, and no longer an issue. Rather, Hollis said the proposal is very much alive, and people should be pacing themselves to fight this project for at least the next two to three years, knowing it could take them all the way to Washington, D.C.
“We’re doing this to keep people focused on the idea that NYRI has not gone away,” said Hollis. “It is a show of unity, and support for each other. These fights are not easy ... we have to help each other stay strong.”
Christine Brunner, a STOP NYRI member from Norwich, hopes local residents will answer the call for darkness, contending that there are plenty of activities they can do during this worthwhile cause.
“Cuddle with a loved one, enjoy a candle-lit dinner, have some quiet time, or get started on your New Year’s resolutions,” Brunner said.
NYRI is proposing to build a $1.6 billion transmission line from Oneida to Orange County, cutting through 44 miles and six townships in Chenango County using railroad and utility right of ways. The company is an Albany-based subsidiary of American Consumer Industries Inc. of Wilmington, Del., which specializes in energy generation across the United States. ACI is in turn a subsidiary of Toronto-based Colmac Power. The identities of the over $1 billion project’s investors is unknown, and a representative from ACI admitted this would be the company’s first attempt at building a power line.
Beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21, STOP NYRI is asking residents to turn out their home and decorative lighting for two hours as a show of support in the fight against NYRI.
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