New York Regional Interconnect (NYRI) filed an application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatability and Public Need with the NYS Public Service Commission to construct a 190-mile High Voltage Direct Current transmission line beginning in the Town of Marcy and ending at Forrester Road in the Town of New Windsor. The proposed route encompasses 6.7 miles within the Town of Hamptonburgh.
The local chapter of Say No2NYRI has joined forces with the Towns of Deerpark, Mt. Hope and Wallkill and the Village of Otisville. The organization meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Wallkill Community Center. Volunteers are welcome.