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The fate of a proposed wind turbine project for East River Mountain is now back in the hands of the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors.
After several weeks of review by members of the county's Planning Commission, the commission voted 3-2 Thursday to forward a proposed ridgeline protection ordinance back to the supervisors.
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Saying he is not interested in a repeat of a "sales pitch," Mineral County President Wayne Spiggle is spelling out four specific issues which he wants representatives of U.S. Wind Force to answer when they meet with the commissioners on June 23.
Big changes delay action on ridgeline ordinance
May 15, 2009 by Charles Owens in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
May 15, 2009 by Charles Owens in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
A recommendation on a proposed ordinance that could regulate the development of windmills along East River Mountain has been delayed until June.
The Tazewell County Planning Commission delayed action on the proposed mountain ridgeline ordinance Thursday ...The planning commission is mulling over changes recommended by a tall structures steering committee.
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The Allegany County commissioners have postponed Thursday's public work session discussion that was to focus on the proposed restrictions to industrial wind farms.
The public meeting is now scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the County Office Complex. The commissioners, acting County Administrator David Eberly and County Attorney Bill Rudd are to analyze a number of points made by US Wind Force President Tom Matthews.
Change in ordinance blowing in the wind; Proposal would allow for private energy systems
May 11, 2009 by Linwood Outlaw III in Northern Virginia Daily
May 11, 2009 by Linwood Outlaw III in Northern Virginia Daily
The Warren County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing this month on proposed supplementary regulations for wind energy systems that have been tossed around by planners at several meetings since October.
The supervisors will hold a hearing on May 19 at 7:30 p.m. on changes to Chapter 180 of the zoning ordinance that would add the definition of a turbine and allow private use of wind energy systems.
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The U.S. Forest Service has rejected a proposal to build a wind farm on Great North Mountain in the George Washington National Forest - for now, at least.
Freedomworks LLC, a renewable-energy firm based in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., wanted to put 131 400-foot-tall wind turbines along 18 miles of ridgeline between Virginia and West Virginia.
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A Harpers Ferry, W.Va., company's proposal to build 131 wind turbines on Great North Mountain has been rejected.
In an April 2 letter, Maureen Hyzer, the supervisor for the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, denied FreedomWorks LLC's proposal to install three meteorological towers that would collect wind and other necessary data to support installation of future wind turbines.
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Wind farm proposal rejected for national forest
April 10, 2009 by Preston Knight in Northern Virginia Daily
April 10, 2009 by Preston Knight in Northern Virginia Daily
The supervisor for the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests has denied a Harpers Ferry company's proposal to build 131 wind turbines on Great North Mountain.
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Steering committee suggests changes to ridgeline ordinance
April 8, 2009 by Charles Owens in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
April 8, 2009 by Charles Owens in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Tazewell County officials are moving closer to a decision on a controversial windmill farm project for East River Mountain.
A steering committee studying the wind turbine project has recommended several changes to a proposed ridgeline protection ordinance, David Anderson, chairman of the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors, said.
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County will not give up easements for power line
April 6, 2009 by Shannon Sollinger in Loudoun Times-Mirror
April 6, 2009 by Shannon Sollinger in Loudoun Times-Mirror
The county will not be helping Allegheny Energy build a 765-kilovolt transmission line across northern Loudoun by relinquishing the conservation easements it holds on land needed for the proposed route.
By a unanimous vote at its April 7 meeting, the supervisors approved a letter to the power company declining to give up any conservation easements that stand in the way of PATH - the Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline.
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Preservation group voices opposition to windmill project
March 29, 2009 by Bill Archer in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
March 29, 2009 by Bill Archer in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Six weeks ago, Ann Robinson of Falls Mills, Va., had never heard of wind turbines, but on Sunday afternoon, she was expressing her concerns over a BP Dominion's proposed wind turbine farm on East River Mountain in Tazewell County, Va.
"At first I thought, oh well, wind energy, this is green ... this is a good thing, but then I started researching wind turbines and learned differently," Robinson said to a crowd.
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Interest in residential wind turbines prompts Albemarle to review its rules
March 29, 2009 by Brian McNeill in Daily Progress
March 29, 2009 by Brian McNeill in Daily Progress
Not long ago, Gordon Latter and his family applied for a building permit that would have let them install a residential wind turbine at his home atop a windy hill in White Hall. ...Yet Latter's plans were thwarted, at least for now. Albemarle County's zoning regulations do not allow installation of wind turbines.
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Hearing set on wind energy systems in Warren County
March 21, 2009 by Linwood Outlaw III in Northern Virginia Daily
March 21, 2009 by Linwood Outlaw III in Northern Virginia Daily
The Warren County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing next month on proposed regulations for wind energy systems. ...Energy system towers would be limited to 80 feet with the exception of those in the industrial zoning district, which could have a height of up to 120 feet, the ordinance reads. Towers for energy systems used for commercial power generation would be limited to 120 feet in height.
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Dominion Virginia Power, the eastern Virginia utility currently building a coal-fired power plant in St. Paul, and BP Wind Energy are exploring potential "wind farm" sites in the western sector of Wise County and in Tazewell County.
Nearly a year ago, Dominion and the British Petroleum subsidiary agreed to jointly develop, own and operate wind energy projects in Virginia.
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A steering committee studying a wind turbine proposal for East River Mountain has yet to reach a consensus agreement on where windmills can and can't be constructed in Tazewell County.
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Landowners downstream from where Highland New Wind Development LLC hopes to construct an industrial wind energy utility are not satisfied with the county's response to their concerns about erosion and sediment control.
In January, Lucile Miller and McChesney Goodall, both of whom own large tracts below the McBride property where HNWD plans its facility, asked the county to provide more information on how the development might affect their properties.
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Bluefield, Va., council passes zoning ordinance
March 9, 2009 by Greg Jordan in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
March 9, 2009 by Greg Jordan in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
A zoning ordinance that will regulate the height of tall structures within town limits was passed unanimously Monday by the Bluefield, Va., Town Council.
A revision to height regulations and a Mountain Ridge Overlay in the town were both passed unanimously by the council's members. The changes require a conditional use permit for structures 100 feet high or higher, said Zoning Administrator Cody Musick.
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Supervisors ask for $1.5 million in stimulus money to pay for wind energy consultants
March 5, 2009 by Anne Adams in The Recorder Online
March 5, 2009 by Anne Adams in The Recorder Online
Highland County supervisors agreed Tuesday they could use some help getting the proposed industrial wind energy utility here off the ground ...Toward that end, supervisor David Blanchard suggested the county ask for $1.5 million in stimulus package money to pay for consultants who could assist.
The 39-megawatt facility planned by Highland New Wind Development LLC has state and local permits to build and operate the plant, but there are strict conditions attached to each.
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Tazewell officials await steering committee's input
March 3, 2009 by Charles Owens in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
March 3, 2009 by Charles Owens in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The board took no action on a proposed ridgeline protection ordinance. Board members opted instead to wait on the recommendations of the tall-structures steering committee. David Anderson, the board's chairman, said the steering committee has two additional meetings scheduled. Anderson said the committee could present its recommendations to the supervisors by April.
The proposed ordinance - if adopted by the board - could restrict the development of tall structures on certain protected mountain ridges, including East River Mountain and Burkes Garden.
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"I would say if it brings economic development to the county, we need it," Jack Thompson of Springville, Va., one of several dozen concerned citizens to attend a public information meeting ...Lois Mullins, a member of the Mountain Preservation Association, said the group is concerned about a destruction of the environment, a destruction of the scenic beauty of East River Mountain and a negative impact on wildlife.
"That's the primary concern is that they are destroying our beautiful mountain when you could locate somewhere else and get better results," Mullins said.
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