STAMP is a threat to Short-eared owls and natural resources

Editor:

The endangered Short-eared owl population has declined from 2011-2021 by almost 50%!

Ironically, the Environmental Impact Statement issued to WNY STAMP dates back to 2012 to build in the endangered owl habitat. Seems like a possible connection between these events, don’t it?

NYS and the GCEDC is using taxpayer dollars to provide kickbacks to attract the most noisy, energy and water guzzling data centers and locate them in our wetlands next to the Tonawanda Seneca Nation and the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge! This violates several laws including NYS CLCPA, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Justice Siting Law and the Canandaigua Treaty.

GCEDC is fast tracking the STAMP project with no consideration of the changes that the data centers have had from 2012 to now. What about changes in Federal Freshwater Wetlands regulations?

I am calling on the state of NY to reassess the impacts on financial, environmental, water, energy use and wildlife before building a data center in THAT location in Genesee County.

Destroy our wetlands for the profit of private entities is a big loss to our precious last remaining continuous green wildlife wild-way corridor to the edge of Lake Ontario.

Stop STAMP.

Save the owls.

Save our water and power.

Evelyn Wackett

Buffalo