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I live with my wife,
Kathleen and our two children, James (15) and Ashley (12) on a 200 acre
farm located between Route 207 and Route 208 in Rock Tavern, Orange
County, New York. Our farm has been in the family for the past 37 years
where we raise purebred Black Angus cattle with the cattle feed grown
from crops raised on the farm. Our backyard has panoramic views of
rolling pastures and barns that date back to the early 1800’s. The farm
has been an integral part of our lives and we hoped that it would remain
so for many years to come especially for our children’s futures.
The proposed NYRI
power line would be located a few hundred feet west of our home and it
would slice through approximately ¾ of a mile of our farm. We believe
that if the NYRI power line is built, our beautiful country setting and
our way of life will never be the same and most definitely destroyed.
The proximity of these proposed power lines would not only destroy our
incredible views but farm and other nature sounds would be replaced with
the deafening hum of the power lines and the concerns of our health
would be paramount to us if we had the choice to continue living there.
I think it is safe to say that we would no longer desire to continue
living on Colony Farm if the NYRI power lines become a reality. - James
Martin, Member of SAYNO2NYRI |
 
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In the year 2000 my
husband drew the plans, cleared the wooded lot, excavated and built my
house almost entirely by himself. While building he became stricken with
cancer and even while undergoing chemo treatments, he continued working
on this house so that it would be done for me. We moved in Nov. of 2001
and in June 2003 he lost his battle with cancer. There is no way I will
allow this property to be taken away from me or have my beautiful home
ruined by these lines and pylons. My property is next to the railroad
but there is a drop from my property line to the railroad bed and there
is a wide wooded area from my property on down. If the project were to
continue and pylons go up on my side of the railroad track, all the
trees would have to come down, giving me an ugly view and allowing for
the railroad noise to be heard. - Elaine Allen, Member of SAYNO2NYRI,
Campbell Hall, NY |
 
 
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