ML072820244
| ML072820244 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 09/14/2007 |
| From: | Vitale P The Business Council of Westchester, NY |
| To: | Bo Pham Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch, NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR |
| References | |
| 72FR45075 00003 | |
| Download: ML072820244 (2) | |
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2007 EXECUTIMVECOMMITTEE CHAIIMAN OF THE BOARD Stephen J. Jones, Esq.
Jones Garneau, LLP IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR The Business Council Ellen Lyncho Yonkers IDA o Westchester PRESIDENT/CEO THE COUNTY'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Dr. Marsha Gordon VICE CHAIR, AREA DEVELOPMENT Warren Lesser H&S Property Management VICE CHAIR, BUSINESS DEVELOCMENT Christopher O'Callaghan Cushman and Wakefeld of CT VICE CHAIR, GOVERNMENTAL ACTION James O'Toole James R O'Toole Consulting VICE CHAIR, SMALL BUSWNESS
& PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Ted Miller Data~ey Consuting September 14, 2007 TREASURER I
Cynthia Rubino Pace Universgy ASSOCIATE TREASURER Greg Chartier TheOfficeofGregoryJ.
Charter Senior Project M anager Bo Ph GENERAL COUNSEL Andrew Goodman, Esq, Nuclear Regulatory Commissi Garvey, Schubert & Barer SECRETARY 11545 Rockville Pike Ronald Stytzer Antuo'so tWestcester 2007 MEMBERS AT LARGE Rockville, MD 20852 Richard P. Biondi White Plains Hospital Center Robert K. Kaplan I,,,,C
Dear Mr. Pham:
Willa Brody NewYork-Presbytedian Hospital, Westchester T. Daniel Tearno Heineken USA The Business Council of W est' John Zanzarella Z...... la MarketingConsultanlts organization, representing near 207 DIRECTORS national corporations and mid-Sheila Appel IBM Corporation organizations and small busine Richard Berman ManmalleColtege economy. The Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson Business C 8nmoeARne, no.
Thopson &en°i hi community at the local, state a:
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John Butler opportunity in W estchester by Susan W. Cole development, economic and bt Cole Communications Kathy Conits of business in the county.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Heidi Davidson MasterCard Worldwide, Inc.
Jonathan DeMar.o W ith 34,000 businesses in W e:
Citibank Reginald Fuller workers with a total annual pa, KeyBank Adam D. Handler premature closure of the Indiai Fastforward Communications, Inc.
Dr. Joseph Hankin damage to the regional econon Westchester Community College Linda Harelick taxes the site provides.
Kraft Foods Wiley Harrison African American Men of Westchester Peter Herrero From Indian Point's generatiot NewYorne Hossqtality Group Andrew N. Karlen, Esq.
its distribution, of $356 million Karlen & Stelzer, LLP;:
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state/local income taxes), the s Art Masurky Heineken USA to W estchester County and kec Norman Michaels Michaels and Associates across the country.
Sandra Miller Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Emilia Nuccio Homes for America Hodings, lc W e have seen the economic de William Plummer NOKA electricity supply both in recen Greg Rand PrudentlalRaHd Reaetl continuing hardship faced by t]
Richard Rakow Rakow Co I....,alRealtyGroup, inc.
of the highest utility bills in th Cathie Schaffer UP MorganChase nuclear plant debacle. Shoreha Marie Smyth The Journal News outweighing the on-going neec Stewart Strauss Strauss Paper Co., Inc.
see Indian Point(or the resider Richard P. Swierat Westohester ARC Patrick L. Vaccaro Jackson Lewis, LLP Peter Wilcox
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C..f) an on chester is the county's largest business rly 1,400 members, ranging in size from multi-size businesses to professional firms, not-for-profit ss owners in every sector of the county's diverse cil advocates for Westchester's business nd federal levels and works to enhance economic addressing abroad.range of public affairs and area isiness. development issues that effect the growth stchester County - employing over 408,700 yroll of more than $19 billion - we feel the i Point Energy Center will cause irreparable ny due to the large amount of electricity, jobs and n of 2,000 megawatts of much-needed-electricity to in payroll and local purchases to the over $50 luding sales tax, payroll taxes*, property taxes and ite is a major economic engine that drives business ps businesses from running to other counties vastation caused by the dramatic disruption of
.t memory (Blackout of 2003), as well as the housands of Long Island residents who pay some
- United States because of the infamous Shoreham m was a clear example of the needs of the few.
s of the many and the Council does not wish to its surrounding the facility) suffer the same fate.
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" 6sb 108 Corporate Park Drive, Suite 101
- White Plains, NY 10604
- Tel: 914-948-2110
- Fax: 914-948-0122
- www.westchesterny.org
In addition, as owner and operator of Indian Point, the Entergy Corporation remains a critical, major employer and corporate philanthropist - donating millions of dollars to a myriad of worthy causes, hospitals, educational institutions, regional associations and municipalities. Without their continuing service to the community and vital investments in non-profit programs and projects, we will see a dramatic decrease in the number of non-government groups and associations serving a wide variety of constituencies - hungry, homeless, elderly, children in need, sick, infirmed, etc.
For the aforementioned reasons, The Business Council of Westchester hereby supports and petitions for the re-licensing of the Indian Point Energy Center.
We look forward to hearing from you regarding this matter.
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- rely, aul J. Vitale Vice President, Government & Community Relations