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 IMMEDIATEPAST CHAIR The Business Council Ellen Lyncho YonkersIDA o Westchester PRESIDENT/CEO THE COUNTY'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Dr. Marsha Gordon VICECHAIR, AREA DEVELOPMENT Warren Lesser H&SPropertyManagement VICE CHAIR, BUSINESS DEVELOCMENT Christopher O'Callaghan Cushmanand Wakefeldof CT VICE CHAIR, GOVERNMENTALACTION C7-James O'Toole James R O'TooleConsulting '3]
VICE CHAIR, SMALLBUSWNESS
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TREASURER Cynthia Rubino I
A-Pace Universgy n-i ASSOCIATE TREASURER Greg Chartier TheOfficeofGregoryJ. Charter Senior Project M anager Bo Ph an GENERAL COUNSEL Andrew Goodman, Esq, Nuclear Regulatory Commissi on .ri)
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Garvey,Schubert& Barer SECRETARY Ronald Stytzer 11545 Rockville Pike '19 Antuo'so tWestcester 2007 MEMBERS AT LARGE Rockville, MD 20852 Richard P. Biondi WhitePlainsHospitalCenter Robert K. Kaplan I,,,,C
Dear Mr. Pham:
Willa Brody NewYork-Presbytedian Hospital,Westchester T. Daniel Tearno Heineken USA John Zanzarella The Business Council of W est'chester is the county's largest business Z...... la MarketingConsultanlts organization, representing nearrly 1,400 members, ranging in size from multi-207 DIRECTORS Sheila Appel national corporations and mid- size businesses to professional firms, not-for-profit IBM Corporation organizations and small busine ss owners in every sector of the county's diverse Richard Berman ManmalleColtege economy. The cil advocates for Westchester's business Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson Business C Thopson &en°i no.
8nmoeARne, hi community at the local, state a:nd federal levels and works to enhance economic Charles Brown 0.W Brown, Inc.
JohnButler Susan W. Cole opportunity ineconomic development, W estchester andby bt addressing abroad.range of public affairs and area isiness. development issues that effect the growth ColeCommunications Kathy Conits StarwoodHotels&ResortsWorldwide, Inc.
of business in the county.
Heidi Davidson MasterCard Worldwide, Inc.
Jonathan Citibank DeMar.o With 34,000 businesses in We:stchester County - employing over 408,700 Reginald Fuller workers with a total annual pa,yroll of more than $19 billion - we feel the KeyBank Adam D. Handler premature closure of the Indiaii Point Energy Center will cause irreparable FastforwardCommunications, Inc.
Dr.Joseph Hankin WestchesterCommunityCollege damage to the regional econon ny due to the large amount of electricity, jobs and Linda Harelick KraftFoods taxes the site provides.
Wiley Harrison AfricanAmericanMenof Westchester Peter Herrero NewYorne HossqtalityGroup From Indian Point's generatiot nof 2,000 megawatts of much-needed- electricity to Andrew Karlen N. Karlen,
& Stelzer,LLP;: Esq. its distribution, of $356 million in payroll and local purchases to the over $50 Kevin Luing BerkeleyCollege million in l tt es ((inc luding sales tax, payroll taxes*, property taxes and Gordon~ Marshall, Gordon Marshall, Esq.
ECq. ic mh state/local income taxes), the site is a major economic engine that drives business Art Masurky Heineken USA to W estchester County and kec ps businesses from running to other counties Norman Michaels Michaels and Associates across the country.
Sandra Miller ConsolidatedEdisonCompanyof NewYork,Inc.
W e have seen the economic de vastation caused by the dramatic disruption of Emilia Nuccio HomesforAmericaHodings,lc William Plummer NOKA electricity supply both in recen .t memory (Blackout of 2003), as well as the Greg Rand PrudentlalRaHd Reaetl continuing hardship faced by t]housands of Long Island residents who pay some Richard Rakow Rakow CoI....,alRealtyGroup, inc. of the highest utility bills in th - United States because of the infamous Shoreham Cathie Schaffer UPMorganChase nuclear plant debacle. Shoreha m was a clear example of the needs of the few.
Marie Smyth TheJournal News outweighing the on-going neec s of the many and the Council does not wish to Stewart Strauss StraussPaperCo.,Inc. see Indian Point(or the resider its surrounding the facility) suffer the same fate.
RichardP. Swierat WestohesterARC Patrick L. Vaccaro Jackson Lewis,LLP Peter Wilcox /Je " 6sb- 4 - -
PepsiCo, Ino.
Alaeers are dters wer.wmmeners" af the Board Eecutive Coormmtee 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.
Si rely, aul J. Vitale Vice President, Government & Community Relations