Benjamin hopes the impact of the project will last.
Most of the impact of the project would be in Shandaken, in Ulster County.
The potential impact of the project has been noticed around the world.
Throughout the afternoon, speakers said the impact of the project had not been sufficiently studied.
Project impact: Where will the impact of the project be most visible in three years time?
The law also requires applicants considering a project to pay Mamaroneck for consultants to evaluate the impact of the project.
It has said it is willing to fully study the technological, economic, environmental and social impact of the project.
Ortega has not presented an economic feasibility study or research into the potential environmental impact of the project.
A federal government study of the impact of the project indicated that it returned $800 billion by 2010.
Instead, Dr. Hobbs said, "you appeal to people's sense of civic pride and the value of the impact of the project.
As the paper itself acknowledges on page 90, this approach has serious weaknesses, and it does not yield an estimate of the impact of the project.
