White Plains CitizeNetReporter - Matusow to Pataki: 358 Say Close Indian Point

WPCNR NEWSREE. From State Assemblyperson Naomi Matusow's Office. October 28, 2002:Naomi Matusow, Assemblywoman for the 89th Assembly District, today announced that she has sent constituent response cards calling for the closing of Indian Point to Governor Pataki.

“I forwarded to the Governor 284 response cards representing 358 people residing in the 89th Assembly District who share my position that the nuclear facilities at Indian Point should be closed down,” said Matusow. “I wanted to bring to his attention our concern that nuclear energy is inherently dangerous and that our concern cannot be ignored,” she continued.

The cards were distributed in mid-August. While the bulk of the responses were returned by the first of September, Matusow waited a month after receiving the last card to make certain that all responses would be sent to the Governor at the same time.

“Any nuclear incident presents a potential catastrophe impossible to overcome,” Matusow said. “No evacuation plan can address the needs of the people residing or working in the metropolitan area, nor will it provide even the minimum sense of security to which the public is entitled.”

“I urge the Governor to encourage the development of alternative energy sources and to promote a serious conservation program to meet the energy demands of all New Yorkers while making our world a safer place in which to live,” she concluded.


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