Hudson Heights OWNERS COALITION Working Together to Enhance Our Community
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Hudson Heights OWNERS COALITION Working together to enhance our community May 7,2007 24 Bennett Coop Corp. Hon. Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary NYS 25 Chinenden Ave. OiC Public Service Commission Three Em~ireState Plaza, 191h floor. 96 Arden O/C Albany, NY 12223 120 Bcnnen OiC 187 Pinehunt OIC Re: Case #06 T-0710 187 Pinehurst Ave Application of Consolidated Edison Company ofNY for a Certificate of 255 Cabrini Condominium Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Under Article VII of the NYS 350 Cabrini hersCorp. Public Service Law for the M-29 Transmission Line Project 359 Fort Washington OiC Dear Judge Brilling, 360 Cabrini Ownen Coy. 371 FOR Washington OIC 1 am writing to express my concern about Con Edison's proposed M-29 transmission line 447 ForI Washington OIC construction project in upper Manhattan. Everyone agrees that additional power is needed; as 720 West I73d O/C you are well aware from the case presented before you, the debate is over the least disruptive 720-730 Fon Washington way of getting it here. Avenue OmCorp. 736 West 188SvCn OiC The Hudson Heights Owners Coalition represents over 5000 voting taxpayers in almost 3000 owner-occupied residential units in Washington Heights. Although most of our member- 804 Equities Corp, 804 West 180th St. buildings would not be directly affected by this construction inasmuch as they do not front Broadway itself, this project as currently envisioned by Con Ed nevertheless would be highly 854 West 181 Coy disruptive to our constituency as we go about our daily lives: it will disturb our businesses, our 875 West 18IaSt. OIC transit routes, our schools and places of worship, and the places we shop and dine. 880 West House Inc, 880 West 181'St. Community Activists and local elected oficials have tried talking to Con Ed to get them to Bcnnen Ave. Ownm Coy., agreed to a less disruptive route. Now the matter is in your hands, as you decide whether to 143-153 Benncn Avenue grant Con Ed's request, or to accept either of the alternative proposals made by PSC staff and Bennen Condominium, the Borough President's engineers, based on expert research and testimony. 736 West 187'h St. Cabrini Terrace Owners Corp., 900 West19Olh We are hoping that you will choose the route which will best serve all interests, and is least disruptive to the community. Con Ed's proposed route would go past or near eight public Castle Village OiC, 110-200 Cabrini Blvd. schools, a hospital, a Post Office, two community centers, four parks, three churches, two public housing projects, 150 small businesses, 1758 residential units, and five bus routes. Alternative Chienden House Inc., 17 Chittenden Ave. proposals would make use of land that is largely industrial or vacant. Fort Tryon Corp., 689 Ft. Washington Avc. It is difficult to imagine a more inconvenient route than the one Con Ed proposes, or one that Hudson View Gardens. more casually disregards the public it allegedly is intended to serve. I rely on you and your 116 Pinehunt Avcnue colleagues' ability to put public interest before corporate convenience. Nagle Apamenls Corp., 37 Naglc Avenue Thank you for your active interest in our community. Ovcrlook TownCoy., ,?q/L 100 Ovcrlook Terrace Pinehurst henCoy., 200 Pinehurst Ave. Elizabeth Lorr~ Ritter President 140 CABRINI BOULEVARD SUITE 79 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10033 (212) 928-5898 (phlfx) www.hhoc.org .