NORWICH – Sen. Thomas Libous (R-Binghamton) reported this morning that thanks to a collaborative effort between his New York State Senate colleagues and Majority Leader Sen. Joseph Bruno, $1 million has been secured to help in the fight against the New York Regional Interconnect power line project.
“This is a major step in the fight against www.evesun.com/topics/news/NYRI/">NYRI,” Libous said in a phone interview with The Evening Sun this morning. “It gives us the muscle we need to continue the fight against this project.”
Libous said the money, up to $1 million, was released by Bruno from the senate’s discretionary spending fund. It will be earmarked for the New York Association of Counties’ ongoing legal efforts to stop the power line project.
“I want the people of Chenango County to know that we have not stopped for a moment fighting this power line,” Libous said. “Just because you don’t hear from us every day doesn’t mean we’ve stopped working on it.” The senator said he has a staff member devoted nearly full-time to researching and assisting in the efforts to stop the NYRI proposal.
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