Potter Favors "Art Link-Style" Energy Development Over "Hoevenvilles"

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At a press conference today in Minot, U.S. Senate Candidate Tracy Potter stated that he favors Art Link-style energy development to "one-time harvest" and "Hoevenvilles."

Senator Tracy Potter says North Dakota needs to remember Art Link's warnings about a "One-time Harvest," in regard to oil development. The Democratic-NPL candidate for the U.S. Senate charges that his opponent's lack of planning has led to the spread of "Hoevenvilles" in northwest North Dakota.

Potter told a Minot news conference that when Governor Link confronted coal development in 1970s, he made certain that the energy resource was developed, but that North Dakota's quality of life environment were protected.

Potter said Governor Hoeven is only doing half the job, that "he acts like a cheerleader for oil companies," but that as governor, he's failed to prepare North Dakota for the pace of development, leading to much higher rents, higher prices, and dangerous roads in northwestern North Dakota.

"John's been very good to the companies, and they've been very good to his campaign treasury," said Potter. "He should have been as good to the people who live here."

Potter said that the Governor had the tools with the state's oil-driven budget surpluses to match the pace of infrastructure development to growth in oil production, but "John Hoeven is no Art Link."

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