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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Honorary team captain
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
This week the Southern Ulster Times
interviewed Michelle Hook, Vice President
of Public Affairs for Danskammer Energy
LLC, seeking her comments on last weeks
reporting of a meeting in the City of
Beacon by opponents of a new $400
million power plant that is being proposed
beside the company’s old plant, located
on the shores of the Hudson River in the
Town of Newburgh. The original plant
burned coal and in recent years it has
used natural gas.
Danskammer’s new gas-fired plant
will produce up to 550 megawatts of power
and serve 500,000 residents. In a recent
newsletter, Danskammer CEO Bill Reid
said the company is committed, “to make
Danskammer cleaner and more efficient
and to help New York create a bridge to a
renewable energy tomorrow by providing
power that is needed today.” Reid
welcomes the public approval process,
“because we know the project can stand
on its merits and we are committed to
transparency and engagement.”
Danskammer has touted some of the
key advantages of a new plant: when
needed it can power up in minutes rather
than the 11 hours that it now takes for the
old one. The new plant will use up to 50%
less natural gas than at present and will
pass lower energy costs on to consumers.
Overall there will be 80% to 90% fewer
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Joe Tompkins
Prior to their opening game of the season last Friday, the Marlboro Dukes dedicated the game to Tanner Harshberger, a former Marlboro
football star who was tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident last month. His mother, Debbie Alexander, was named honorary captain and
escorted onto the field for the pregame coin toss. A story on the game appears on page 36.
Plattekill moves ahead with Master Plan
By STACIA DONALDSON
A moment of silence preceded the
September 4 meeting of the Plattekill
Town Board. Members of the Town Board
honored Senator William J. Larkin,who
passed away on August 31, 2019. Senator
Larkin was an honored veteran who
dedicated over 40 years to serving the
people of New York in various government
positions.
Councilman
Darrell
Matthews
presented an update on the ongoing
Thomas Felton Park Expansion Project.
Councilman Matthews, who serves
as chairman of the Park Expansion
Committee, explained that the Thomas
Felton Park expansion project was
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becoming more concrete, and would soon
develop a master plan using the input of
the residents of Plattekill as a blueprint.
In order to assess the ability to expand
the park, members of the park expansion
committee will discuss the proposed
projects with an engineer. The Town of
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