170 PARTICIPANTS
HEAR MANY IDEAS
FOR FUEL FUTURE
Chamber's Rubin: Exciting Information
Exchanged, But 'Now The Work Begins'
By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
COOPERSTOWN – In the end, 170 – up from 125 a week ago, and 155 a couple of days ago – today listened for eight hours to presentations on the United States' – and Otsego County's – energy future from some of the most knowledgeable people in New York State.
The venue was the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce's "Energy Summit: Energy & The Economy," which finished up in late afternoon in The Otesaga's pretty-close-to-full ballroom.
When it was over, Al Rubin, chairman of the chamber's board, and chamber President Barbara Ann Heegan both said they were pleased by the amount of information the 19 varied presenters delivered in mostly 15-minute segments between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
"This wasn't about debate," said Rubin. "This was about listening to what other people had to say. This event met and beat our expectations." But, he added, "The work begins now."
