Monday, April 21, 2014

The Cape Vincent Water Dist. 2 Mess - Are Back Channels Buzzing????




When you examine the Cape Vincent  water dist.2  debacle it seems that the CV Town Supervisor Mr. Hirschey is giving former NYS Sen. Aubertine a lot of latitude on this issue, even though the NY Dept of Health has made it pretty clear the town should take control of the issue once and for all. 

On the surface it looks like the big state connected official is pushing around the small town supervisor.  Maybe Hirschey is just a real nice guy trying to work it all out.

Of course there is a lot to consider here.   Let's see.

 Darrel Aubertine currently works in the NYS Comptroller's Office.

His boss is Tom Dinapoli the NYS Comptroller.

Aubertine’s son Paul is a new Cape Vincent councilman. A person who  Hirschey out of the blue was willing to appoint to an empty town board seat at one time not long ago before Aubertine was actually elected to that seat.

Dinapoli also manages the NYS Common Retirement Fund (CRF) including Retirement Fund’s “Green Initiative” making investments for the state retirement fund in “green” companies.

In 2008 Dinaploi’s ‘Green Initiative” invested in Mr. Hirscheys family business … Climax Paper.

Below is a link to a report in this paper where you can see Dinapoli speaking at Climax Paper announcing this investment.  Did I mention that Dinapoli is now Aubertine’s boss????


Who else was there?  Well of course Darrel Aubertine when he was a NYS senator.

I guess it is just a lot of funny coincidences eh!  Wonder how many back channels are buzzing on this CV water issue????

Below is a quote from a 2011  report on the Dinaploi’s  “Green Initiative”

The CRF also has investments in clean technology through the In-State Private Equity Program.  This program makes investments in promising businesses in New York State— promoting economic growth while garnering attractive risk-adjusted returns.  Through the In-State Program, investments have been made with the following green businesses: 

 Invenergy – a wind energy developer for a wind farm in western New York.

Climax Paper – a manufacturer of paperboard products from recycled fiber.  

Innovation Biofuels – a biodiesel manufacturer.

 Zeropoint Cleantech – a manufacturer of equipment to create syngas and liquid fuels from wood and crop residues.  Crystal IS – a manufacturer of devices to reduce energy use in lighting and data storage applications.  

You know…it makes me wonder if any of this has anything to do with Mr. Hirschey and his town board’s reluctance to not breath a word of opposition to the State’s Art. 10 process he and the town  were engaged in with wind developer BP????   Instead they said it was fair, even handed, and a welcomed relief…even though the Jefferson County Legislators had a completely opposite reaction and  unanimously passed a resolution of opposition to Art 10.

2 comments:

  1. Follow the money trail. Some things never change, people are reluctant to believe they are being duped. Its what politicians and bureaucrats depend on.

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  2. In my opinion when you carefully look at and research the Cape Vincent water issue, and the CV former BP and Acciona wind issue, things seem awfully cozy between certain players in CV and the State!

    Some names keep popping up in funny places.

    Maybe the CV water issue is the same.

    The WDT and some others liked to frame the entire CV wind controversy as only the locals against the seasonals. Simple lines drawn in the sand.

    Something simple the average mind can grasp onto.

    But I don't think it is that simple!

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