Thomas J. Vance, Esq.

LitigatorMedium activity

Outside counsel for 94-c and Article 78 interventions

White Plains, NYFirst tracked September 14, 2021Protect Our Communities (Orange Co.)

Bills the delay. Files a 41-page comment package built from the same template — decommissioning bonds, cultural resources, cumulative impact — and has used it on three separate dockets.

Genuine NIMBYsCo-opted environmentalists

Recommended engagement strategy

Pre-answer the template. Complete decommissioning bonds and cultural resource surveys before the issues conference.

Litigator profile: Converts delay into cost. Anticipate the filing template and pre-answer it in the record.

Open counter-measure playbook

Hearing appearances

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Counties active

Orange, Dutchess

Projects opposed

Solar & storage dockets

Funding received

$214K

3 traced inbound edges

Funding given

None

0 traced outbound edges

Arguments logged

Top: Environmental Impact

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

Orange15 ev.
Dutchess8 ev.
Sullivan5 ev.
Ulster5 ev.
Putnam1 ev.

Project dockets

Goshen Ridge SolarOrange Co.NO DOSSIER
Milan SolarDutchess Co.NO DOSSIER
Bethel Solar FarmSullivan 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.

Environmental Impact16 · 28.6%
Home Rule / Preemption13 · 23.2%
Other / Unknown11 · 19.6%
Property Value Claims9 · 16.1%
Fire / Battery Safety7 · 12.5%

Most-repeated claim

“Prime agricultural soils are destroyed permanently.”

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

Open in funding network

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.

Intervenor petition filedMay 28, 2025Filed a 94-c intervenor petition on Goshen Ridge Solar, raising decommissioning bonds and cultural resources.
Local law draftedMay 21, 2025Circulated setback overlay text to the Goshen board; matches model legislation distributed statewide.
Payment disclosedMay 9, 2025Contractor payment from Protect Our Communities (Orange Co.) covers the same period as testimony on Goshen Ridge Solar.
Channel monitoredApr 24, 2025Linked Orange County group added to the monitor; 2303 members in its first month.
Coalition letter co-signedApr 2, 2025Co-signed a letter to the Dutchess County legislature opposing ORES preemption under Article VIII.
Board minutes matchedMar 18, 2025Language in Goshen board minutes matched a submission filed on Goshen Ridge Solar.
First tracked activitySep 14, 2021Entered the monitor via a Orange County record referencing Milan Solar.

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

T. J. Vance
Vance & Associates PLLC

Affiliations

Protect Our Communities (Orange Co.)
Stop Sullivan Solar (counsel)

Network position

Individual actor with 3 traced payment edges and a standing affiliation to Protect Our Communities (Orange Co.).