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Wind farm plan stirring a whirlwind of questions
Hamilton is proposing a wind turbine farm on Bureau of Land Management property along the ridgeline of the Virginia Range, just east of Washoe Valley and west of Virginia City. The 72 turbines would be placed where the wind is strongest, beginning at McClellan Peak and extending northward to Geiger Summit, touching Carson City, Washoe County and Storey County.
The whirlwind, if it comes, could be from officials and residents of Storey County, especially the Comstock Historic District, who aren't crazy about modern wind turbines being in view of the 1860s-era communities of Virginia City, Gold Hill and Silver City.
September 5, 2008
by Karen Woodmansee
in Nevada Appeal
Project could be first in Nevada, but historic district has concerns
Rich Hamilton of Reno is planning to sow the wind; now he may reap the whirlwind.
Hamilton is proposing a wind turbine farm on Bureau of Land Management property along the ridgeline of the Virginia Range, just east of Washoe Valley and west of Virginia City. The 72 turbines would be placed where the wind is strongest, beginning at McClellan Peak and extending northward to Geiger Summit, touching Carson City, Washoe County and Storey County.
The whirlwind, if it comes, could be from officials and residents of Storey County,... [continue via Web link]
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