Finally, everyone will realize what Golisano and Pitman representing, Empire Wind Energy, LLC, had in mind. This article listed below does not even mention Alfred. From the beginning Golisano stated he was against Wind Power, then the flip-flop. Pitman and Golisano performed their "magic tricks" at many different towns in the area, presenting his ideas for a more lucrative program for communities to benefit from Wind Energy. Cohocton Wind Watch (CWW) hammered the Town of Cohocton, asking why don't you listen to them? Does the quote- "When it sounds too good to be true, it usually is" sound familiar? I, personally, attended many of his quorums at different towns; I have recordings of the same. They geared their meetings to whatever the public wanted to hear. Smaller turbines, sure; more money, sure; whatever you want, we'll give it to you. The one thing they never did was build anything. All they did was entice the towns into a false hope that they, too, would be able to experience some prosperity. What they have left is nothing, and in some cases debt caused by the "snake oil salesmen". They made some calls to the towns, not even speaking to them in person, or by letter. Wiped out their website and disconnected their phones, and slithered back into the shadows. Golisano doesn't even have a NYS residency anymore. For such a prominent benefactor, have you ever seen him give funds to anything that wasn't renamed in his honor? This is just another pat on the back, Tom, enjoy this one!
In Cohocton, we have a project, everyone has a cut in their town property taxes, we have a Town that is paying the bills and surviving. Thankfully, our town didn't listen to Empire Wind. As the Town of Benton stated, you need a good, honest developer, we are fortunate to have one!