Cohocton Wind Watch

Wind farm opponents have called on Steuben County District Attorney John Tunney to investigate their wide-ranging allegations against a county agency, municipalities and individual officials.  The Franklin County District Attorney’s office is conducting a grand jury investigation into wind farm-related abuses, and Delaware County is also investigating alleged criminal activity.

Representatives of several community groups and individual citizens have proof of criminal conduct. Based upon the predominance of evidence from paper trails, video tape documentation, individual testimony and publicly filed documents; your office needs to convene a grand jury with the purpose of filing criminal charges against participants who violated the law.

The Citizen Power Alliance takes issue with your remarks about the PSC review on the Iberdrola acquisition of Energy East as reported in the D&C Schumer rips PSC staff on Iberdrola and in the Times Union Senator slams PSC in deal.

Cohocton Wind Watch does not oppose alternative energy projects when done correctly. However, when the Enron wind industry model continually misrepresents economic projections, sufficient wind resources and verifiable electric production evidence, the only rational conclusion is that they are perpetrating a massive fraud on New York State and the taxpayers.

Proof that UPC has compromised a Cohocton Planning Board member who voted for the UPC " Special Use" Permits. Now he is employed by the Mortenson general contractor on the UPC Wind Cohocton  Project, while remaining a Cohocton Planning Board member.

Proof that UPC has compromised a Cohocton Planning Board member who voted for the UPC " Special Use" Permits. Now he is employed by the Mortenson general contractor on the UPC Wind Cohocton  Project, while remaining a Cohocton Planning Board member.

The incident of a clear violation of the road agreement with UPC took place on Saturday April 12, 2008 on Moore Road. A transport flat bed trailer hauling a tower section for the UPC industrial wind project has been parked and abandoned in the low part of the gully on the south side of Moore Road. As you are well aware the portable display signs that state NO CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC have been positioned on Moore Road near the intersection of Pine Hill Road.

The purpose of addressing your assembly today is to inform the elected county officials of Steuben County that there is a serious problem with SCIDA. As you are aware, this body appoints the board members of SCIDA. The New York State legislature has in the past provided the authority for IDA’s. Last year a temporary extension for the state’s IDA was passed. That extension expired on January 31, 2008.