Community Corner

West Branch Conservation Meeting On Proposed O&R Substation

The West Branch Conservation Association is meeting prior to the Clarkstown Planning Board’s public hearing on the proposed O&R power substation on South Mountain and North Little Tor roads.  The public hearing will be held Wednesday, May 2, at 7 p.m. in Clarkstown Town Hall at 10 Maple Avenue in New City.

Please attend. Whether or not you speak, your presence will make a statement. To prepare for the hearing, come to the New City Library at 6:15 p.m. We plan to start on time so we can leave at 6:45 to  go to the hearing. We’ll review some talking points, who will be lead speaker on each, and will suggest how to be most effective with the Planning Board.

Major topics will include:

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  • If you live near the proposed substation
  • Noise
  • Loss of property value
  • Possible risk of radiation.

If you live in the neighborhood

  • An ugly sight 
  • Threat of fire
  • Contamination of the watercourse.

 

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