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Join Sustainable Warwick and Tri-States United in demanding that the Cuomo Administration halt all construction of Competitive Power Ventures’ CPV fracked-gas power plant in Wawayanda, NY; suspend all permits and approvals; stop all funding; and redo the entire permitting and review process, due to the recent fraud and bribery scandal involving top Cuomo aides and CPV employees.Non-profit organizations, civic groups, faith institutions, businesses, political clubs, and other community-based agencies and organizations are encouraged to sign on to this letter.

SIGN-ON LETTER:

The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224

Dear Governor Cuomo:

In light of information about the alleged corruption of public officials and Competitive Power Ventures employees revealed in the complaint released September 22nd by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (including bribery, felony, and fraud), I expect that you, as our representative in government, will take (or facilitate) the following actions:

1. Publicly demand a suspension of all permits and approvals to CPV with regard to the Wawayanda plant and the proposed Millennium pipeline.

2. Halt all construction at the CPV site.

3. Insist that the entire review and approval process for the construction of this plant be completely redone with full transparency to and participation of the public.

4. Conduct a thorough investigation into corruption associated with the approvals, permitting, and building of this plant and pipeline.

5. Stop all subsidies to CPV, including the I.D.A. PILOT agreement.

cc: Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, N.Y.S. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, N.Y.S. D.E.C. Commissioner Basil Seggos, Vice-Chairman of Orange County Industrial Development Association Mary Ellen Rogulski, Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus, Chairman of Orange County Legislature Stephen Brescia, N.Y.S. Senator John Bonacic, N.Y.S. Senator William Larkin, N.Y.S. Assemblyman Karl Brabenec, N.Y.S. Assemblyman James Skoufis