Date: 3/25/26 4:39 pm From: Tristan Lowery via groups.io <tristanlowery...> Subject: Re: [hmbirds] Fort Edwards Solar Project
Sure. Just wanted to temper people's expectations and correct the potential
misconception that this is another public hearing with an opportunity for
comments; I suspect it's actually going to be pretty dry legal stuff. But
it doesn't hurt for the public to demonstrate its interest in these matters
even if it's just by attending these events as observers.
On Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 19:26 Richard Guthrie <richardpguthrie...>
wrote:
> Thanks Tristan. I haven’t seen the order. That makes sense.
>
> Rich
>
> On Mar 25, 2026, at 6:32 PM, Tristan Lowery <tristanlowery...>
> wrote:
>
>
> Because it's not a hearing, it's an oral argument scheduled at the request
> of the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting. Instead of
> presenting new evidence and testimony, this is a much more limited
> proceeding requested by ORES to further develop the record against an
> appeal by the Grassland Bird Trust concerning its denied petition for party
> status in this matter. It's going to be an argument between lawyers in
> front of the administrative law judges on a very specific issue, not an
> open venue for general public comments on the entire matter, which is why
> the notice specifically invites non-party attendees to "*observe*" the
> oral argument. I have no doubt that all non-party attendees will be
> automatically muted for the entire Webex call.
>
> Tristan Lowery
> Albany
>
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 4:56 PM Richard Guthrie via groups.io
> <richardpguthrie...> wrote:
>
>> Why was this seemingly important information disseminated just three
>> minutes before the deadline for registering to view the hearings? Did the
>> agencies or parties fail to provide adequate public notice?
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>> On Mar 25, 2026, at 4:27 PM, David M via groups.io <davidpmassa=
>> <gmail.com...> wrote:
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>> Thank you Eve 🫡
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>> On Mar 25, 2026, at 4:15 PM, Eve Waterman via groups.io <eve.m.waterman=
>> <gmail.com...> wrote:
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>> There will be a hearing regarding the Solar Project on Thursday at
>> 12:30. Just learned about this now but the deadline to register to watch
>> the call live at the following link is today at 4:30. However, we can at
>> least call in based on the instructions provided:
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>> Meet virtually with Cisco Webex. Anytime, anywhere, on any device.
>> <https://meetny-gov.webex.com/weblink/register/r1e032f1c1394a40aa89a3bb9f5822491> >> meetny-gov.webex.com
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