I received this email today. I post it because I'm sure it's a topic of interest to many on whiteblaze.
"A public hearing this Thursday, Dec. 4 could decide the fate of Sterling Forest in southern Orange County, New York.
The hearing is in reference to this Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the $1.5 billion gambling casino that is proposed by the Genting Corporation of Malaysia. The casino development will impact the Appalachian Trail, and we need your help to stop this project.
Please consider attending this important public meeting, held at 7 p.m. this Thursday at George Baker High School, 1 Tornado Drive, Tuxedo, NY 10987, to make public comment on the DEIS. The Town Board of Tuxedo, New York is the deciding body for the DEIS, and it is important that your voice is heard.
If you cannot attend the hearing this Thursday, here are two other ways you can help stop this casino development:
1) Write Tuxedo Town Supervisor Mike Rost and the Tuxedo Town Board at [email protected] to request more time for review of the DEIS by extending the public comment period one month to January 31, 2015.
2) Review the Sterling Forest Resort DEIS and submit your concerns to Tuxedo Town Supervisor, 1 Temple Drive, Tuxedo, NY 10987 by December 19, unless the deadline is extended.
The Sterling Forest Casino is incompatible with the scenic, natural, and cultural values of the landscape that the state, the National Park Service, the ATC and its partners invested to protect. We have urged the state and local officials to locate the casino in a more appropriate location.
Learn more about why we are opposed to this project here.
Sincerely,
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy"