Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Betwixed & Between the Lines

This post is a series of letters between Whiteman Osterman and Hanna lawyer Michael Sterthous , British Petroleum’s project manager Peter Gross and Planning Board member Richard MacSherry.
Letter number one ,is from Whiteman Osterman and Hanna (WOH) to BP lawyer John S. Harris, Esq.
Regarding the BP wind project in Cape Vincent.

March 16, 2011
Michael G. Sterthous from Whiteman Osterman and Hanna advised Bp that the Cape Vincent’s Planning Board review of their project is “ongoing”.
Comments on the status of the completeness of the SDEIS will be delivered to BP Wind Energy‘s technical consultants over the coming months and ultimately lead to iteration of the document.
The planning board’s technical consultants have already issued a letter to BP Wind Energy advising it that the noise analysis presented in the SDEIS should be conformed to the noise analysis presented by St. Lawrence Windpower, LLC as part of its most recent submissions to the Planning Board.
Since an iteration of the current version of the SDEIS is expected, the planning Board has cancelled next week’s meeting…
It may be helpful for BP Wind Energy’s representative to schedule a time to present the project and the reports and analysis contained in the SDEIS to the Planning Board, as many members are new to the board.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sterthous is assuring BP that things are going along smoothly. However, are them it was right around this time that Todd Mathis was removed from the Cape Vincent project additionally BP’s senior project manager Jim Madden left the scene as well. The planning board meeting scheduled for March 23 was cancelled
The SDEIS was submitted to the planning board Feb. 10, 2011 however, it has not been formally accepted by the board. In late February of 2011, BP’s former senior project manager Madden said in a newspaper interview that he expected the SDEIS to be accepted by the end of March. Then a public comment period would begin followed by a hearing.
However, the Cape Vincent Town Planning Board meeting scheduled for March 23, 2011 was canceled. Planning Board members were to consider the supplemental draft environmental impact statement for British Petroleum's Cape Vincent industrial wind complex.






~~~~~~~~~~~~

August 2, 2011
Letter number two, is from British Petroleum’s project manager Peter Gross to planning Board member Richard MacSherry.
This letter explains to Mr. MacSherry that they are anxiously awaiting the anticipated comments from the Planning Board on their Cape Wind SDEIS.
Additionally Gross states that BP would like to advance their project in a timely efficient manner.
Gross also requests that the Planning Board schedule a review of the SDEIS with the Planning Board and asks for a schedule ( deadline?) for the submission of any further comments so BP can receive a determination from the Planning Board that the doc is complete as soon as reasonably possible.
~~~~~~
In other words, we have waited long enough hurry up with your positive determination.

The third and final letter in this series, is a letter from Planning Board member Richard MacSherry to Mr. Peter Gross Project manager Bp Wind Energy.
Mr. MacSherry informs Mr. Gross that he has no knowledge of any dialogue that Mr. Edsall could have possibly had with Whiteman Osterman and Hanna, which would have led them to indicate that any review was active and that comments regarding the SDEIS would be forthcoming under any time frame.
Additionally, Mr. MacSherry states that the primary obstacles are the time it will take to fill the Planning Board vacancies and a reasonable period for all members to become familiar with BP draft and supplemental EIS documents.
And an opportunity for the Planning Board to meet with our consultants to share and compare our findings
I cannot speculate as to when all of the above-mentioned matters will be concluded; I will commit only to keeping you informed as to our progress.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Houston, Houston ? Captain , we seem to have lost contact with Houston. What should we do?" Don't panic,Lt. Mason, we have a back up system. "Sorry Sir, but your back up plan failed." What do you man failed? It was a sound resolution. Are you CERTIAN? "Yes sir. Houston said your resolution was worthless". My engineer Mr Gebo said that it was fool proof. Where is that fool? "He's down in the brig ,sir. It seems your sister has run into some trouble". What? How can that be? My GOD, man , is everyone incompetent but me? If I don't reestablish contact soon, Lt. Commander Hirschey will assume command and I'll be in the rig with my own sister!!! What am I going to do? "Well, sir,there was a suggestion that you could hand command over to Lt. Commander Hirschey and let him get the ship back on course". That will never happen. I'm captain of this ship. If I go down, everyone goes down. "But sir, we're on the dark side of the moon, not on lake Ontario." We need more WIND dammit, MORE wind !!!

Anonymous said...

How's that for funny? Oh, but if it weren't so true. You're right, I should be a comedian, if only I had a sense of humor. So, where are all the smart ass remarks from the clones? Did a GEBO get in your mouth, that's pretty GROSS. Jerks. Call a Mason, brick yourself in. We'll stock you up with some Hirschey bars.

Anonymous said...

i thought butch cullen was acting chair .

Anonymous said...

I wonder what they were talking about asking that BP's sound study comport with Acciona's study. Both were done by Hessler. There must be something they don't like about BP.

Anonymous said...

looks like Edsall was running the show without informing other members of the planning board.

Anonymous said...

Such a nice boy. Look mommy, I'm screwing an entire town. "I'm so proud , now sit and eat your quiche". Once conflicted town board members signed anything with ACCIONA/BP the deal was done. He knows it. He works for them, not the town. Cape Vincent may as well be occupied territory at this point. CV has no lawyer representing the town. The "escrow" slush fund was cleverly det up to take control of everything and the conflicted members let it happen. In their own words, the lawyers tell you that no one will take the job if you fire them. Therefor, the lovely weasel grin.

Anonymous said...

"Lovely weasel grin" Wasn't that last displayed last Oct. when Edsall took the illegal vote at the "workshop"?
He's almost as repulsive as Todd Mathis!

Anonymous said...

i looks like one the requirements to work for WOH you have to look like a douche.

Anonymous said...

The planning board has to take control of the diatribe. Nothing that was passed by conflicted members is binding. Whether they disclosed their conflicts of interest before or after signing any agreements or voting on resolutions, etc. They were required by law to recuse themselves. Any agreements between them that affected ACCIONA/BP are irrelevant. The trio is irrelevant in any dealings with wind projects, and Mr. Orvis has finally taken a position he should have taken from the beginning. Also, the wording is such that even the appearance of a conflict is cause for recusal. Since Mr. Orvis has family ties and an obvious association with the Mason's, it can be argued he should have recused himself as well. Read the law. Even though Mr.Shithouse thinks just because it's so confusing to the residents of cape Vincent, it's still all in lack and white and if anyone wants to see it maybe the Atty General can explain that as well when the issue is dealt with further. That's why Houston is losing contact with the mother ship because there are people aware of these laws and will enforce them now that the conflicted are being treated. Tell Texas to mind their own business and let Cape Vincent mind their own. I think we've heard enough of Texas for a while. They sent a really Gross person to do their bidding, time to send him packing as well. Take Conmanboy with him.

Anonymous said...

Here's another one. If conflicted members were responsible for hiring and lawyer, it can easily be shown that these lawyers represent ACCIONA?BP and conflicted members. making them irrelevant to town business as well. It can aslo be asumed that the very "escrow" accounts they were paid from are nothing more than corporate slush funds, and without disclosure from them, how are they to say they weren't used as bribes and kickbacks? The lawyers themselves are in conflict. The whole process should be dismissed and an entire new process should be started if these SCUMBAGS want to srat all over again, and do it right. "You know, the legal way. Certianly no one would object to doing things legal".

Anonymous said...

How would you like to be paid over $75,000 to repeat what was already written in state law to someone who should know how to read state law as a town board member? Mr. Hirschey wouldn't waste taxpayer's money or the town's time and money on something he already knew.As he stated when the crew from planet Moron tried to enforce an illegal resolution regarding a violation of voting laws, as well. So, why does this weasel have a rat shit eating grin? That's how he makes his living? The working man gets stiffed while these scumbags waste time and money repeating what has already been written. If it weren't for the integrity of Mr. Hirschey,his own concerned associates, and the valuable venue here on Pandora's Box, no one would have a clue as to the waste and fraud being dealt by this corrupt group of low lives. Why do they all have that rat shit eating grin? That's the kind of look a man's own mother would slap off his face. What a dick wad.

Anonymous said...

Could you tell me what time it is? Shithouse, "Oh, sure, it's time to pay your bill. it's 10:17 pm. That will be $1,017. Don't worry , we'll bill you".

Gary sobers said...

Nice information is shared in this article. Keep it up the good work mate. Keep publish more articles like these. Now its time to avail Accident Repair Services in Washington DC for more information.