Unbekant, General Manager of Cayuga, called and repeated some of the same questions and asked Mekeel for the names of erectors. On May 15, 1974, Unbekant telephone Mekeel "that he had decided to accept" the Vanco proposal and that a letter of intent would be coming. Mekeel insisted it must be received by May 19th. Vanco then telegraphed acceptance of the Granco proposal on May 15th but shortly thereafter, on the same date, was notified by Granco that it could not deliver the steel at the proposed price. Vanco did nothing to notify Cayuga of Granco's notice at that time.
Four days later, on May 21st, Mekeel called Cayuga and informed them that he couldn't do the job for the price quoted. On May 24, 1974, Unbekant, for Cayuga,times during the presentation, moderator Jo Anne Shatkin, the managing director for CLF Ventures, had to call order after people in the audience breached meeting protocol by attempting to ask questions. Questions were to be written on index cards and passed to the front of the room, and not shouted from the floor, she said.

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"This is not a forum to make opinions," she said. "This is not the place for debate."

The evening was presented as an informational session arranged by Firstwind to solicit and respond to questions about the project, primarily about the economic impact. Answering questions were Velez and Steven Clarke of the state Department of Energy Resources.

The company had an similar meeting in June and plans another one on Sept. 21 at the Hitchcock