Members of the same grassroots coalition of Glen Head, Glenwood Landing and Sea Cliff residents who pushed back against the proposed Oyster Shore Energy Storage doubled down on their efforts to cancel a separate project focusing on modernizing Long Island’s aging electric transmission system and secure an outright ban on lithium-ion battery facilities near homes in the area.
More than 70 residents gathered at the American Legion Post 190 on Glen Head Road in Glen Head for a rally on June 5 featuring speeches from government officials, leaders of local civic organizations, activists and North Shore residents.
“Let’s all tell Governor Hochul: Hell no, Propel must go!” Rob Mazzella, a Glen Head resident and critic of the project, said. Several attendees brought signs, reading “Our town, our say, Propel stay away,” “not in our town, shut it down” and “stop Propel” among others.
The Propel NY project proposes to introduce three new underground electrical transmission connections across Long Island…