ML20054N122

Testimony of Jt Grant Re Rockland County Withdrawal from FEMA & Util Radiological planning.Four-county Plan Not Supported by Rockland County & County Will Not Participate in Drills & Exercises.Affidavit of Svc Encl

ML20054N122
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Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	07/12/1982
From:	Jeffery Grant ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY
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"D'ETF v s TESTIMONY OF JOHN T. GRANT: -

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jQ. Please state your full name, address, and your.ebployer.

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. A. My name is John T. Grant'. My business address ^ik County i

Office Building, New City, New York 10956.

I 'have been a member of the Rockland County Legislature for the past twelve years, and for the pasE two-and-a-half years I have served as the Chairman '

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of the Rockland County. Legislature. ,1

N do. Are you employed by anyone other than the County of Rockland?

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.A. Yes. I am a full time employee of Chemical Eank.

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1. position of Assistant Vice President - Government Service Division ,

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'and work out of Chemical Bank's khite Plains Office. l.

'Q. As County Chairman, when.did you first becoce involved in the

issue of nuclear safety in regard to Indian Point?

hA. I became involved in the early part of 1980. During my first d

] year,meetingsoftheFourCountySafetyCommitteewereheldwhich

I personally attended at the request of the Honorable Alfred DelBello.I d

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Much of our discussion involved several different funding

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.jmechanisms for radiological.pl'anning.

9 / i j708oftheLawsof'19E1. I went on record with my opposition to l 0

that Bill, ' stating thab it was unacceptable to the people of d

'Rockland County becaupa of inadequate funding. Prior to signing the

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Bill into law, the G6vernor assured me that if there were not

, enough money in the Bill to satisfy the needs of the counites as y

far ab equipment and manpower to carry out an evacuation, that the I l Bi?.1 would be reviewed and that the money would be upgraded. Money l

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m I understand at this time, development of new funding is being ,

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, Q. Are you familiar with a letter addressed to you by Donald M B. Davidoff dated June 9, 1982, and please comment on it. g A. On May 28th I called a meeting with Mr. Davidoff in my i

i office to discuss Resolution 320 of 1982; which was passed by the Rockland County Legislature withdrawing Rockland County from j1

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radiological planning in participation with FEMA and the utilities. [

f l After Mr. Davidoff returned to Albany, this letter was sent to me

[d I in which the Radiological Emergency Planning Group, headed by $

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Don Davidoff, under the direction of Fr. Hennessy assumed many [

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. things. On July 2nd, I responded to his assumptions stating that @

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! most of them were incorrect. REPG assumed that Rockland continues i}

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to support the Four County concept for the time being, and that the concept will be incorporated into the plan. I responded as [

E follows: by Resolution 320 and 321 of 1982 we do not support the @

E Four County Plan at this time and cannot assume what the advisory i

l committee will recommend for Rockland County's own plan. REPG b l j w

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State and other effected counties in drills and exercises. Again, we responded that Rockland County will not participate with the l utilities, FEMA or other effected counties. A copy of my letter r.

to Don Davidoff dated July 2nd is appended hereto as Exhibit 1. [

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Mr. Donald Davidoff, D'irector d Radiological Emergency Preparedness Group i State of New York B Office of Public Health ,_

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Dear Don:

However, I regret that a written response wasn't forthcoming sooner.

I would, at this time, like to clear up a few points raised in your  :~

letter of June 9. '

"REPG assumes that Rockland will continue to support the 3 1.

four County concept for the time being, and that the con- E cept will be incorporated into the plan" E Response--By Resolutions #320 and #321 of 1982, we do not support the 4 County Plan at this time and cannot assume what the Advisory Committee will recomend for Rockland County's own plan.

2. "REPG assumes that the County will continue to participate I with us and other affected Counties in drills and exercises" l Response--Rockland will not participate with the Utilities, ~

FEMA, or the other affected Counties.

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I would like to remind you of your comitment to us to pay for the '

costs incurred by the County ($30,000) during the drill preparation and during the actual drill itself. I am enclosing a breakdown that g

will show how we arrived at the $30,000 figure.

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I do feel that the County's position at this time should be made !g8

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