BOROUGH
PRESIDENT MARKOWITZ BLASTS STATE TASK FORCE’S DECISION ON POWER
PLANT PROPOSAL ALONG WILLIAMSBURG-GREENPOINT WATERFRONT
New
York State Siting Board on Electric Generation Siting and Environment
today voted to allow TransGas Energy to amend its proposal to
construct and operate a 1,100 megawatt electricity generating
facility at the Bayside Fuel Site at Kent Avenue and Bushwick
Inlet at the border of Greenpoint and Williamsburg. TransGas’
latest proposal to put a plant underground with a smokestack
peering out would store dangerous flammable petrochemicals and
constantly produce noise, water and air pollution.
“I
am outraged at the Siting Board’s ill-advised decision,”
said Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. “Despite
today’s decision by the board, I will continue to work
with the people of Greenpoint and Williamsburg in their fight
to prevent Transgas from building a dangerous and polluting
power plant. Our vision for the waterfront is parks and affordable
housing – Brooklyn will not stand for anything less.”
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