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Case 12-T-0248 NYSEG Columbia County Transmission Project Proposed Detailed Itinerary and Driving Route for Site

Inspection Anticipated No. of Attendees: 20-25 Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Meeting Time: 09:00AM Meeting Location: Rear Parking Area, Town of Ghent Town Hall, NYS Route 66 and County Route 22 09:00AM Briefing on Tour Protocols The intent of the inspection is to review the location of the proposed facility and its relation to existing and proposed features in the area

09:15AM Board buses for site tour 1. Travel north on Route 66 2. Turn west on Route 203 to Klinekill Substation on right view station, ROW crossing at Rt 203 and turn around 3. Travel east on Route 203 4. Turn right on Shufelt Rd ROW crosses road 5. Proceed south on Shufelt Rd 6. Turn left on Co Rt 21B and proceed easterly 7. Turn left on Co Rt 22 alternate route and proposed route are west and east of existing ROW crossing 8. Enter parking area at Siegle-Klinekill Preserve on Left after NYSEG ROW view from Preserve to existing, proposed and alternate ROW locations across Preserve lands 9. Turn left on Co Rt 22 and proceed easterly to NYS Route 66 10. Turn right on NYS Route 66 and proceed southerly to Snyder Road 11. Turn right onto Snyder Road view proposed route crossing north of intersection with Waltermire Road view proposed alternative route crossing further north on Snyder Road 12. Proceed northerly on Snyder Road to Co Rt 22 13. Turn Left on Co Rt 22 view alternative route crossing east of Pond Rd 14. Slow down for pull off at Pond Road - west side of intersection at shoulder of Co Rt 22 Stop at pull off (There is no suitable turn-around location on Pond Road, a narrow dead-end road) walk 650+/- feet north on Pond Road to alternate route crossing return to vehicles 15. Proceed 150 feet west on Co Rt 22 to and turn left onto Habeck Road 16. Proceed southerly on Habeck Road towards Snyder Road

17. Turn right onto Snyder Road and proceed southerly view proposed route crossing 18. Turn right onto Waltermire Road and proceed southerly to NYS Rt 66 19. Turn right onto NYS Rt 66 towards Schmidt Road 20. Turn right onto Schmidt Road and proceed northerly view proposed route crossing at Schmidt Rd 21. Proceed northerly on Schmidt Rd to Habeck Road 22. Turn left on Habeck Road towards Co Rt 22 23. Turn left on Co Rt 22 towards Spook Rock Road 24. Turn left on Spook Rock Road and proceed short distance to proposed route crossing opposite red house on hill Stop at roadside - depart vehicles to view routing Proposed route crosses Spook Rock Rd and Co Rt 22 Alternate route crosses Fowler Lake Rd north of Co Rt 22 Return to vehicles 25. Proceed southerly on Spook Rock Rd 26. Turn right on Talarico Road and proceed northwesterly to Co Rt 22 27. Turn right on Co Rt 22 to The Fields at Omi on left 28. Turn left into The Fields at Omi (Art Omi) parking area walk 500+/- feet to viewpoint in field - view northerly toward proposed facility route return to vehicles 29. Turn left onto Co Rt 22 and proceed easterly 30. Turn left onto Letter S Road and proceed northerly view proposed route crossing Letter S Road 31. Proceed northerly on Letter S Road towards Quinn Lane 32. Turn left onto Quinn Lane and proceed to end 33. Turn left onto Leggett Road and proceed southerly turn right into Gallagher Stud Farm - Yearling Barn driveway - can turn around at barn parking meet with property owner view southerly toward proposed route 34. At Leggett Road stop at right side of road view proposed route - crossing at Leggett Road - view southerly across fence and pasture at Gallagher Stud Farm 35. Proceed southerly on Leggett Rd to end 36. Turn right onto Co Rt 22 and proceed westerly 37. Turn right at West Ghent Cemetery - eastern entrance 38. Proceed slowly on Cemetery road note West Ghent Recreation Area on right view northerly toward proposed facility route 39. Proceed around cemetery loop-road to Co Rt 22 40. Turn right at Co Rt 22 41. Turn right at Old Post Road and proceed to proposed route crossing

view proposed route crossing Old Post Road & NYS Rt 9H and Catskill Mt views to west 42. Proceed northerly on Old Post Road to Falls Rd 43. Left on Falls Road to NYS Rt 9H 44. Left on NYS Rt 9H past commercial/industrial area to Proposed Route crossing 9H 45. Pull off NYS Rt 9H to pull off on right shoulder view proposed route crossing Rt 9H, and toward proposed Ghent Switchyard 46. Proceed southerly on Rt 9H to Stockport Rd 47. Turn right onto Stockport Rd and proceed westerly view alternate switchyard location north of Stockport Rd 48. Proceed westerly to viewpoint across from barn view northerly to proposed facility location, and alternate facility location 49. Proceed westerly to existing Niagara Mohawk Power Corp electric ROW view northerly toward proposed interconnection point - end of facility route(s) 50. Proceed westerly on West Ghent-Stockport Rd to Fitting Road 51. Left onto Fitting Road and proceed southerly to Co Rt 10 52. Left onto Co Rt 10 to NYS Rt 9H 53. Turn left onto NYS Rt 9H and proceed northerly to Co Rt 22 54. Turn right onto Co Rt 22 and proceed easterly back through project area 55. Return to Ghent Town Hall Parking Lot end of morning tour Approximate Time of Return 12:30PM. Restrooms available in Town Hall One hour lunch break on your own - walking distance to two establishments north on Rt 66 (Dairy Queen and White Stone Diner) Site visits to individual property locations will be conducted in the afternoon of Tuesday September 3rd and all day Wednesday September 4th, as necessary and requested. See attached schedule of site visits. **AS A REMINDER, THERE WILL BE SOME WALKING AND HIKING DURING BOTH THE DRIVING TOUR AND THE SITE VISITS. PLEASE DRESS ACCORDINGLY, INCLUDING PROPER FOOTWEAR. LONG SLEEVES AND LONG PANTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE PREVENTION OF TICK BITES, POISON IVY CONTACT, ETC.

Proposed Schedule for Site Visits Day 1 Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Meeting Time: Approximately 1:30PM (following lunch break after morning driving tour) Meeting Location: Rear Parking Area, Town of Ghent Town Hall, NYS Route 66 and County Route 22 1. Daniel and Cynthia Bozik Private Landowner 1475 Co Route 22 2. Walter/Jane Blank Property Sugar Maple Farm 1191 Co Route 22 3. Benjamin Swett Private Landowner 1185 Co Route 22 4. Janice Fingar Private Landowner 475 Old Post Road 5. Dorothy White White Farm 349 Old Post Road 6. David McNeil Private Landowner 37 Leggett Road 7. Peter Coan Private Landowner 134 Leggett Road 8. Zan Property Private Landowner Leggett Road 9. Evans Property Private Landowner 342 Leggett Road

Proposed Schedule for Site Visits Day 2 Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 Meeting Time: 09:00 AM Meeting Location: Rear Parking Area, Town of Ghent Town Hall, NYS Route 66 and County Route 22 1. Clearmans Property Kinderhook Farm Multiple parcels along Shufelt Road and Co Route 21 2. Siegel-Kline Kill Public Conservation Area View proposed stream crossings of Kline Kill Class C(TS) Stream 3. Chris and Joan Scheu Private Landowner Co Route 21 (across from Siegel-Kline Kill Public Conservation Area) 4. Richard McCarthy Private Landowner 8 Snyder Road 5. Jeffrey Ravetch Private Landowner 59 Dean Road 6. Brit and Greg Cice Private Landowner 175 Waltermire Road 7. Richard and Mimi Beaven Private Landowner 142 Waltermire Road 8. Don Lumpkin Private Landowner 282 Schmidt Road 9. Edward Habeck Private Landowner Schmidt Road (multiple parcels) 10. Walter Nyfeler Private Landowner Nyfler Road, Spook Rock Road and Co Route 22 (multiple parcels) 11. Arlyne Rochin Private Landowner 38 Fowler Lake Road 12. Barnett Property Private Landowner 160 Quinn Lane 13. Proposed crossings of Class C(TS) unnamed tributary to Fitting Creek and Widows Creek Class C(T) Stream Multiple locations

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