Honorable Mr. Cohen,
Thank you for your letter
informing me of the Article 10 requirements that I, as chief executive officer
of the Town of Lyme, must nominate four candidates to serve as the ad hoc
public members. As you know, I have already sent to you a letter of support for
the nominations submitted by the Town of Cape Vincent. My letter, it appears,
is a bit premature as Cape Vincent Wind has not yet filed a Preliminary Scoping
Statement. I am unsure if our premature letter has been recognized by you as our
final position, or, if after the Preliminary Scoping Statement, we can submit
another, perhaps new, position with our own nominees from our own
"municipality".
Additionally, I am writing you
seeking some clarification regarding the meaning of the word "municipality"
as used in the qualifications to be an ad hoc public member for the Article 10
proceedings. The attached fact sheet, with the letter you sent, states that to
be eligible to be an ad hoc public member, "the person must be a resident
of the municipality in which the facility is proposed to be located". Also,
according to Article 10 Section 160 definitions, municipality means "a
county, city, town or village located in this state".
I apologize for my confusion,
however I am unsure as to the meaning of "municipality". Does
"municipality" in this case mean that the Town of Lyme nominees must
come specifically from the Town of Lyme, or can they also be residents of
Jefferson County and not solely residents of the Town of Lyme? The proposed
Cape Vincent Wind project will be located in both the
"municipalities" of the Town of Lyme and Jefferson County.
Thank you, in advance, for your
time and consideration.
Respectfully,
Scott
Scott G. Aubertine
Supervisor, Town of Lyme
PO Box
66 Chaumont, NY 13622
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