Communities Against Regional interconnect (CARI), a coalition comprising of seven counties and five citizens groups opposing the NYRI power line requested that the New York Public Service Commission hold Public Statement Hearings in all of the Counties affected by the New York Regional Interconnect (NYRI).
The Public Service Commission granted CARI’s request and scheduled additional hearings throughout the region.
The New York Public Service Commission will hold public information forums and public statement hearings concerning a proposal by New York Regional Interconnect, Inc. to construct a new, high voltage direct current transmission line between National Grid’s substation in the Town of Marcy and Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation’s substation in the Town of New Windsor.
The proposed line is approximately 190 miles in length.
Public information forums and public statement hearings will be held as follows:
Madison County
Monday, October 20, 2008
Colgate University
13 Oak Drive
J. C. Colgate Hall of Presidents
Hamilton, New York
Information Forums - 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Public Statement Hearings - 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Otsego County
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Foot Hills Performing Arts Center
24 Market Street
Oneonta, New York
Information Forums - 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Public Statement Hearings - 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Oneida County
Utica
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Mohawk Valley Community College
1101 Sherman Drive
MVCC Theater
Utica, NY
Information Forums - 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Public Statement Hearings - 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Orange County
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Kuhl's Highland House
512 Highland Avenue Extension
Middletown, New York
Information Forum - 1:00 p.m.
Public Statement Hearings - 2:00 p.m.
Valley Central School
High School Campus
1175 State Route 17K
Montgomery, New York
Information Forum - 6:00 p.m.
Public Statement Hearings - 7:00 p.m.
Sullivan County
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Delaware Community Center, aka
Callicoon Youth Center, Inc.
8 Creamery Road
Callicoon, New York
Information Forum - 1:00 p.m.
Public Statement Hearings - 2:00 p.m.
Sullivan West Central High School
6604 State Route 52
Lake Huntington, New York
Information Forum - 6:00 p.m.
Public Statement Hearings - 7:00 p.m.
Delaware County
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Hancock Central School
High School Campus
67 Education Lane
Hancock, New York
Information Forum - 6:00 p.m.
Public Statement Hearings - 7:00 p.m.
Chenango County
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Chenango County Council
for the Arts
27 West Main Street
Norwich, New York
Information Forums - 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Public Statement Hearings - 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
The information forums will be presented by the Staff of the Department of Public Service and will address the details of the administration of the proceeding under the Department’s rules and modes of operation.
Following the information forums, the public will have an opportunity to present their comments at the hearing before the Administrative Law Judges assigned by the Commission to this case. A verbatim tran scri pt of the hearing will be made for inclusion in the record of this proceeding. All statements and comments received by the Administrative Law Judges and the Commission will be placed in the public case file and are available for public inspection in the Commission's file room in its Albany offices, Central Files, 14th Floor, Three Empire State Plaza.
It is not necessary to make an appointment in advance or to present written material in order to speak at the public statement hearing. Speakers will be called after completing a card requesting time to speak. The hearing will remain open and will continue until everyone wishing to speak has been heard or other reasonable arrangements are made. Disabled persons requiring special accommodations may place a collect call to the Department of Public Service's Human Resource Management Office at (518) 474-2520 as soon as possible.
In addition to the formal hearing, comments may be mailed to Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350. Your comments should refer to "Case 06-T-0650 – NYRI Transmission Line Proceeding.” Toll-free Opinion Line: Comments may also be submitted through the Commission's Opinion Line at 1-800-335-2120. This number is designed to take comments about pending cases from instate callers, 24 hours a day. Callers should select English or Spanish and press "1" to leave comments about the electric facility proposal.
The Internet: Comments may also be submitted via the "PSC Comment Form" in the "Consumer Assistance" file accessed through the Commission's Web site at www.dps.state.ny.us or via the "Contact Us" link at http://www.AskPSC.com.
Many libraries offer free Internet access. The hearings will be broadcast on the internet. The broadcast can be viewed by accessing http://www.NewYorkAdmin.com and clicking on New York State Public Service Commission (RealPlayer software is required and may be downloaded from the web site). The Commission has no financial interest in the web site, its management, maintenance or administration.
