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Supervisor Anne Marie Cobb

Co-opted Local OfficialMedium activity

Town Supervisor, Town of Hanover (Chautauqua County)

Hanover, NYFirst tracked January 6, 2020

Read an AFP-NY handout into the record nearly verbatim in May. Sponsored the 1,500 ft setback overlay two days later; the draft's metadata lists an SPN template file name.

Free-market absolutistsGenuine NIMBYs

Recommended engagement strategy

Constituent and campaign-finance pressure. Provide a defensible yes: conditions, host-community payments, tax detail.

Co-opted Local Official profile: Holds the vote. Campaign finance and constituent pressure move them, argument does not.

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Hearing appearances

14

Logged in minutes

Counties active

3

Chautauqua, Erie

Projects opposed

3

Solar & storage dockets

Funding received

$17.9K

3 traced inbound edges

Funding given

None

0 traced outbound edges

Arguments logged

53

Top: Home Rule / Preemption

Where They OperateCounties with a tracked filing, appearance, or monitored channel, and the specific project dockets involved.Counties with a tracked filing, appearance, or monitored channel, and the specific project dockets involved.

Counties

  • Chautauqua8 ev.
  • Erie3 ev.
  • Cattaraugus5 ev.

Project dockets

  • Silver Creek SolarChautauqua Co.
  • Hanover Ridge StorageChautauqua Co.NO DOSSIER
  • Gowanda SolarCattaraugus Co.NO DOSSIER
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What They ArgueArgument classification from filings, testimony transcripts, and monitored posts. Counts are statements, not documents.Argument classification from filings, testimony transcripts, and monitored posts. Counts are statements, not documents.

  • Home Rule / Preemption18 · 34%
  • Visual / Aesthetic11 · 20.8%
  • Property Value Claims10 · 18.9%
  • Environmental Impact8 · 15.1%
  • Fire / Battery Safety6 · 11.3%

Most-repeated claim

“ORES strips this town of its right to decide.”

Who Funds ThemTraced grants, dues, contractor payments, and campaign contributions. Amounts come from 990 filings, grant letters, and NYS BOE data.Traced grants, dues, contractor payments, and campaign contributions. Amounts come from 990 filings, grant letters, and NYS BOE data.

Payments received

  • Donors overlapping Citizens for Responsible Energy$11.4K

    2024 · Campaign contributions (BOE filing)

  • Chautauqua County business committee$4.5K

    2023 · Committee transfer

  • Individual small donors (63)$2K

    2024 · Campaign contributions (BOE filing)

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Activity Log7 entriesChronological record assembled from hearing minutes, local law filings, 990 disclosures, and monitored channels.Chronological record assembled from hearing minutes, local law filings, 990 disclosures, and monitored channels.

  1. Coalition letter co-signedMay 28, 2025Co-signed a letter to the Erie County legislature opposing ORES preemption under Article VIII.
  2. Board minutes matchedMay 21, 2025Language in Hanover board minutes matched a submission filed on Silver Creek Solar.
  3. Hearing appearanceMay 9, 2025Spoke for 9 minutes against Silver Creek Solar at the Hanover planning board.
  4. Local law draftedApr 24, 2025Circulated setback overlay text to the Hanover board; matches model legislation distributed statewide.
  5. Vote recordedApr 2, 2025Moved to table the Silver Creek Solar site plan pending a comprehensive plan review that has not been scheduled.
  6. Campaign finance filingMar 18, 2025BOE filing shows donor overlap with organizations active against Hanover Ridge Storage.
  7. First tracked activityJan 6, 2020Entered the monitor via a Chautauqua County record referencing Hanover Ridge Storage.

Aliases & AffiliationsAlternate names seen in filings and the organizations this actor is formally or functionally tied to.Alternate names seen in filings and the organizations this actor is formally or functionally tied to.

Known aliases and filing names

  • A. M. Cobb
  • Anne Cobb

Affiliations

  • Town of Hanover Board
  • Citizens for Responsible Energy (donor overlap)

Network position

Individual actor with 3 traced payment edges.