Robert C. Strasburg II's comments regarding Pat Drum YES ad

Pat Drum has posted on the Yes blog:

“I’M ASKING THE HEART AND SOUL OF THIS COMMUNITY, COHOCTON, not Naples, Prattsburgh or anywhere else to support the landowners, lease holders and farmer. Let’s look at the positives of this project not the distorted picture that the anti-wind group is trying to show. They even put a DISCLAINER at the bottom of Mr. Strasburg’s questions presented to The Planning Board: stating; ALL THE FACTS WINDWATCH PRINTED MAY NOT BE TRUE. I guess you were supposed to check that out for yourself! Did you read the small print at the end of Mr. Strasburg’s paper?”

Mrs. Drum, I would like to offer a courteous reminder of the facts surrounding the disclaimer. If you were present at the meeting where I distributed that paper with the disclaimer, it was early in our efforts of shedding light on the issue at hand and I carefully explained that since the Town Board was not offering us unbiased information on the subject of industrial wind turbines, we were in the early stages of engaging our own research effort and I clearly explained that since we did not have time to sort through all the facts and verify their accuracy, each person should carefully examine the facts to discern their accuracy.

Since that time we have had ample time to properly research and you cannot point to any other disclaimer offered by me. Now, where is the “distorted picture”? Is it possible that what you offered in your article is somewhat distorted? You can easily review all my statements of that meeting as they are on video that your group took. We also have a copy if you need one.

We are now getting down to the core of what this issue is all about. Time has revealed that the main issue driving the supporters of this project is the desire for income. May I quote you from your posting? You wrote, “Let’s all try to support the positives of this project. COHOCTON NEEDS HELP…do we want to generate some $$$ here or wait for the government to say we need clean safe energy and take the necessary measures to put a project in.”

I cannot respond to your call to support this project as it is being proposed if it means accepting all the negatives offered to us without proper mitigation. We have exposed the negatives, asked for responsible mitigation and have been scorned by your group unjustly for slowing the flow of money to you.

Robert C. Strasburg II