Both Sides of Fracking Debate
May Protest When Obama Visits
COOPERSTOWN
Along with the gawkers and the hand-shake hopefuls, it seems protesters on both sides of the fracking issue may be lining village streets when President Obama comes to town on Thursday, May 22 to speak on the importance of tourism in the nation’s economy.
Otsego 2000 has organized a rally outside the Baseball Hall of Fame starting at 11:30 a.m. and will include members of Sustainable Otsego, Middlefield Neighbors, Citizen Action and other anti-fracking groups.
“Fracking has no part of sustainability,” said Julie Huntsman, an Otsego Town Board member and co-coordinator of Elected Officials to Protect New York. “It is devastating to our wineries, our breweries, our tourism – everything that makes Upstate New York special.”
“We want to send a strong message, but we want to be respectful,” she said.
