It was a great night for local advocacy. Community members turned out to call for a Positive Declaration and thorough environmental review of the proposed Terra-Gen project.
At the public meeting, TownOfUlsterCitizens.org’s Laura Hartmann (listen at: 38:34) and Regis Obijiski (listen at: 57:38), as well as Town of Hurley’s Jillian Fried (listen at: 52:53) were among some of the excellent speakers, each delivered powerful testimony.
The meeting turned tense when Town Supervisor Jim Quigley raised his voice at constituents during public comment. In response, Town Board Member Clayton Van Kleeck stepped in, reminding the Supervisor that board policy prohibits speaking back to the public during comment periods and to “tone it down.”
Van Kleeck then made a formal request for the town’s attorney and planner to prepare a draft resolution for a Positive Declaration, calling the Terra-Gen proposal “possibly the largest and most significant project they’ve had in front of them in decades, perhaps ever.” He asked that the draft be ready for review and discussion at the October 2 workshop meeting (listen at: 1:19:47), and that the town lawyer and planner be present.
Thanks to Town of Ulster Town board member Van Kleeck for his stewardship.