Sunday, June 03, 2007

Naples Record Ad by Advocates for Prattsburgh

Developers are pushing people in Prattsburgh and Cohocton to sign Right-of-Way agreements for Transmission Lines and Easements to Widen the Roads. While this sounds simple, please BEWARE. The potential impact on you is far more than just a few feet of your property.

These Power Transmission Poles they want to run across YOUR PROPERTY will be 65 feet high, twice the height of typical power poles, with extended arms that may be double or quadruple what presently exist.

The developer says they need a 40 foot right-of-way with 50 feet on either side of the pole for "clearing" - potentially a 100 foot wide section of your property. Clearing away your trees, do you want the view from your house dominated by these massive, double-height quadruple-wide transmission poles?

People have been told "you might as well sign because all your neighbors have signed", even though many people have refused. People who have refused to sign have been surprised to see on wind project maps that power lines cross their land anyway - while the developer claims in public this is a done deal.

This is deception. Without your written approval, NYSEG cannot let the developers put these lines across YOUR PROPERTY.

And without your signature as the landowner, the road will not be widened. Do you want the hundreds of trucks going by your property to build the project that much closer to your house?

As if this weren't enough, these overhead high-power transmission lines will be carrying 34.5 kv - far higher power and voltage than distribution lines. Is this what you want?

Don't stand for it! Refuse to grant the developer UPC or NYSEG an expanded easement across your land for these large power transmission poles. They can't do this without your written approval. We urge you to stand up and protect your property rights.

PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY! NOW is the time to stand up for your rights.
ADVOCATES FOR PRATTSBURGH
PO Box 221, Prattsburgh, NY 14873 prattsburgh@prattsburgh.org
visit our website at: www.prattsburgh.org

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