Last month I decided to visit the UPC office and gather information so that I could form an educated opinion re: FOREIGN WIND INDUSTRY leasing land in Cohocton.
I asked what UPC stood for Mrs. Towner did not know the answer but she advised me that it was an INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, even though they have offices here on the east coast.
I researched information regarding ownership of the wind industry leases, UPC is an INTERNATIONAL COMPANY and its parent company is ITALY. if you think you are buying AMERICAN, you are not....
While attempting to find out what UPC stood for, I found many articles regarding this industrial corporation including articles about its foreign profits arid tax exemptions.
As a local citizen who does business in the community and lives within sight of the proposed foreign wind industry project, I see it like this:
• Cohocton has farmers and property owners who are fortunate to own enough acreage and are willing to be "used" by an international company in return for MONEY. Under the pretense they want to help save the environment, they will rationalize this venture by calling it a WIND FARM.
• The Pro wind people are willing to let FOREIGN COMPANIES lease our land for the sake of our national energy supply. What Patriots! They must have watched the moyje produced by Al Gore.....the same man who has an annual electric bill of $30,000...can you spell CONSERVE?
• Cohocton has more than one committee of concerned citizens who are frantically trying to inform everyone of the negative aspects of bringing. FOREIGN WIND INDUSTRY to our town. It is not just a few NIMBY. I am insulted Mr. Wayne Hunt!
• The Cohocton Town Board is not very adept at practicing conflict resolution within the community so that there is a win win situation. With this in mind, how can they be any match for negotiating with UPC?
* There are town and village citizens who own or have access to a computer, who have adequately researched FOREIGN WIND INDUSTRY not only in our country but also in Europe. I would like to think they have read ALL the literature on both sides of the issue. If they have, they would find pro wind proponents and corporations are all talking money and profits for the most part while the anti wind people are very much concerned about the environment, health issues, and realistic ways to reduce energy usage without selling out our quiet, rural country side.
* We have a population of citizens who have no computer with which to read about the truths to help them form a sound opinion. They only hear incomplete and one sided information at town meetings or perhaps via neighborhood "gossip" OR they have no real use fora computer due to lack of knowledge on how to use one or FEAR of what they might read on it......
• And like any other community in the USA, there are the people who just plain don't care one way or the offier.
PLEASE READ THE BOLD PRINT IN MY LETTER WHAT WORDS STAND OUT?
... FOREIGN WIND INDUSTRY ... FOREIGN COMPANIES ... MONEY ... PROFITS ... TAX EXEMPTIONS ... INDUSTRIAL TOWN ... INDUSTRIAL ENERGY ZONE ...
PLEASE ! If you don't have access to a computer. RUN to the library and ask someone to direct you information regarding wind industry. PLEASE read both sides of the issue. People all over America a Europe are fighting the corporate giants who are proposing 'this type:of energy source in rural communities. Gohocton is not the only town that I; being torn apart over MONEY.
As a result of my visit to the UPC office in Cohocton my conviction against FOREIGN WIND INDUSTRY is strengthened.
Mrs. Towner, thank you for the information on UPC (whatever those letters stand for) and for bearing with my tears as I left the office. I know that I arn one of MANY citizens who have been under emotional turmoil as a result of a self serving Town Board and FOREIGN WIND INDUSTRY.
To The Town Board: This issue isn't about trying to take over the local government as some pro wind people are claiming. It's not about slandering anyom or telling you what a lousy job you're doing in office, it's about LISTENING to ALL the people and working to finding a win - win situation for everyone, no matter how long it takes, it's about finding other viable solutions for a win - win situation. It's called CONFLICT RESOLUTION.
Right now, all I see is a stubborn, closed minded Town Board forging ahead no matter what, determined to win a power struggle at EVERYONE's expense.
Can't you wait and find a better way?
Shame on you, and God help us all-including our children and future farm generations. Deceased farmers as well as bur ancestors that fought to keep foreign countries out of America during the America? Revolution are' up in heaven shaking their heads in disbelief. You're giving our "territory" right back to them!
With all due respect,
Kathleen A. Janicki
PS This article is paid for our of my OWN pocket... not any committee..and I figured out what UPC stands for: UNDERMINING PEACEFUL COHOCTON ..... *
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