Saturday, September 1, 2012

IS BP ANTI - MILITARY?




I found an interesting paragraph in BP's SDEIS . Their rational as to why their project would be good for our community.

BP’s SDEIS

2.10.1.2 Permanent Impacts

Jefferson County is currently experiencing substantial growth in human population and housing developments, as evidenced by population and housing growth estimates in Fort Drum, where the number of soldiers, spouses, and other personnel moving to the Fort Drum area is projected to increase by nearly18,000 people between 2004 and 2013.
To accommodate this population growth, the Department of Defense estimated in 2005 that an additional 2,000 homes would need to be built off of the Fort Drum base over the coming years.

Due to these and other development pressures, in the event that the Project is not constructed, the current population and development growth trends will probably result in the loss of current and traditional land uses for the area. This would result in fewer undeveloped open spaces and lower human density conditions. The Project, once constructed, will likely preclude additional housing developments and will result in less fragmented conditions when compared to future scenarios without the development of the Project.

My interpretation of what they are saying


Our project is good because if developed it will preclude military families from building homes in Cape Vincent , thus preventing the fragmentation and loss of farmland as well as preventing lowered living conditions caused by an increase in population.


This is absolutely unbelievable!


Link to SDEIS

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