are there member thofz public who would like taspeak in opposition inseeing none public comment is closed. now i will allow up to 3 minutes for a rebutal from the appellate. mam, would you like to-ma'am? would you like to provide a rebutal? >> my attorney steven wit is here and will speak on that >> you have up to 3 minutes >> good afternoon madam president and members and supervisors. [inaudible] shift responsibility off your shoulders. sequa is the law, slope protection act is a additional law. sequa requires if there are is a environmental hazard there is a process to go through. i have spoken to all the people. mr.hension, mr. duffy, mr. reardon and what they say is that they want private parties to solve this. i'm here to tell you, i submitted an agreement 2 months ago. i was batted back and forth between 2 law firms. still, no signed agreement. we are here ready, willing, able to solve the problem, to give access to 358 volayo to do the work. by the way, mr. wals told me in speaking to mr. gillpin that mr. gillpin thanked him for coming into the project because the project orig was