One More Fun Thing To Do Next Week

By now, just about everyone has heard about the controversy surrounding the Constitution Pipeline, and alternate Route M, which will send the pipeline through Otsego County, essentially along or near I-88.  At its last meeting, the Board of Representatives - after a three-hour public comment period - approved a resolution encouraging the use of Route M.  The vote was not unanimous:  four of us voted against it (and one was absent).  My concern was focused on the use of the pipeline as transport infrastructure for local fracking operations sometime in the future.  My concerns were roused by the fact that the CEO of the pipeline company pretty much said that that was its purpose.  You can read, and decide for yourself, here.  

None of the hearings conducted by the Federal regulatory agency regarding the pipline were held in Otsego County, and the comment period was, initially, closed on October 9 (thus the hasty Board vote).  One of the nice developments after the Board vote was that the comment period was extended, and a hearing in Otsego County was scheduled for Wednesday, October 24, at 7PM at Foothills.  This is an important issue and essential, I think, in the fight against hydrofracking.  Come and show your concern, speak if you'd like, or bring a written comment.  Let me know if you need more information.