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An unnecessary obstacle
To the editor:
In his My View of January 14, Mr. van Swol’s only comments on the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) draft SGEIS that actually relate to the NYS DEC draft SGEIS simply describe it as an “809-page document [that] imposes the toughest regulations in the United States,” and “a monument to the hard work and professionalism of the DEC.”
The rest of his letter takes the opportunity to present irrelevant (to the draft SGEIS) and highly disputable economic and legal arguments that support the position of those landowners who have leased, or would like to lease. Mr. van Swol must have thought the entire SGEIS process to be an unnecessary obstruction in the first place. His point of view was incorrect then, and it still presents a purely self-serving perspective.
Perhaps The River Reporter should have titled Mr. van Swol’s letter “Land Association foresees lawsuit if NYS DEC does not allow gas drilling to proceed.” Any way we cut the cake, this whole process is going to end up in court.
James Barth
Beach Lake, PA
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