County Amphitheater Hearing 7/23

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

ON THE COUNTY’S LAKEVIEW AMPHITHEATER PROPOSAL



PUBLIC HEARING WEDNESDAY 7/23, 11AM



What: Tell the County that the public needs more time to review the lengthy and complex proposal for the Lakeview Amphitheater project. Attend the public hearing and ask for:

1) an extension of the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement to 90 days

2) at least 2 additional public hearings accessible to working people



When: Wednesday, July 23rd 11AM



Where: Onondaga County Court House Legislative Chambers (Room 407, 401 Montgomery St, Syracuse)



Background: Onondaga County is planning to construct an amphitheater with covered and lawn seating (capacity 17,500 people) atop a massive industrial wastebed site (“Wastebeds 1-8”, part of the Onondaga Lake Superfund site) on the west shore of Onondaga Lake. Before work can start, the County is legally required to evaluate the project’s potential environmental impacts. July 9th marked the start of a 30-day comment period for the public to read and provide input on the County’s highly technical, 654-page Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Only one public hearing (July 23) is scheduled. Citizens for a Better Plan, a growing coalition of civic and environmental groups, is calling for the County to extend the comment period and provide additional hearings to provide citizens more opportunities to weigh in and ask questions about this publicly-funded project.



The Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Lakeview Amphitheater can be accessed at: http://www.ongov.net/environment/amphitheaterdocs.html.



Can’t make it to the public hearing? Please send an email to the Onondaga County Legislature and County Executive Mahoney: http://www.citizenscampaign.org/alerts/alert-2014-07-d.htm


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