ON SUNDAY, MARCH 22 from 1PM – 3PM join your neighbors in a community TOWN HALL MEETING SUNDAY MARCH 22 1PM – 3PM Senior Center, Shannen Park 1918 Route 284, Slate Hill, NY to discuss the Competitive Power Ventures POWER PLANT a 650 MW gas plant about to be built in WAWAYANDA between Routes 17M, 6 and 84 EMISSIONS WOULD AFFECT ALL LIVING WITHIN A 50-MILE RADIUS(Wawayanda, Middletown, Minisink, Otisville, Mt. Hope, Florida, Goshen, Warwick, Chester, Monroe, Harriman, and beyond) • • • • Air Quality: 2.1 Million tons of CO2e and over 400 tons of toxic chemicals Possible soil contamination: Ground level ozone, radioactivity and lead Impacts upon our precious black dirt farms, and food production: Endangered species and Wetlands would be destroyed THIS WOULD AFFECT OUR HEALTH and SAFETY • • Increased risks of asthma and autism in children, frail and elderly may face increased risk of cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses 15000 gallon ammonia tank and million gallon diesel tank THIS WOULD AFFECT OUR WALLETS • • • • Plummeting property values Will add only 23 permanent jobs Paid for by taxpayer and ratepayer subsidies - Up to 16 percent rate hike imposed by FERC for the Lower Hudson Valley to pay for this. The resulting electricity would be sold in the wholesale market, not directly to local residents, studies have shown there is no supply need in our area. THIS IS URGENT: The Governor has not yet approved it Let’s meet, discuss, and take back the decision-making in our region. protectorangecounty.org For more information visit: neighborsunitedforthefacts.org youareherenymap.org “Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -- Margaret Mead