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Proposed wind energy law to be reviewed by Morristown Town Board at special meeting Wednesday
September 27, 2011 by Matt McAllister in Watertown Daily News
September 27, 2011 by Matt McAllister in Watertown Daily News
At first glance, the revamped proposal looks much the same as it did when the Morristown Wind Committee presented it to the town board on May 11, 2010, although at that time it lacked a noise standard, which committee members said they did not feel qualified to establish.
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New York]
Safety setback items were also slimmed down in the ordinance. Initially, the ordinance had language that included setbacks for property lines and residential lines. Selectmen agreed to do away with the residential line language and only have a property line restriction.
The safety setback language was changed to require a wind turbine to be 4,000 feet from a property line.
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Maine]
Hopkinton content with wind law for now, may make changes in near future
September 22, 2011 by Matthew Bultman in Watertown Daily News
September 22, 2011 by Matthew Bultman in Watertown Daily News
"The concern is safety," said Jason C. Pfotenhauer, deputy director of the county Planning Office. "If by chance a tower were to have mechanical problems and were to fall, we would like to see more of a buffer between the base and the fall zone."
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New York]
The new bylaw effectively places a moratorium on larger turbines by requiring setbacks from residential areas that are impossible under the town's current layout.
The five-turbine New Generation Wind project proposed for Bournedale is exempt from the new restrictions because project plans were filed before the bylaw was in place.
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Massachusetts]
Allen said the resolution is not discriminatory. He explained ...the elimination of the personal property tax is a very real threat. If the personal property tax is eliminated without any kind of replacement revenue, the county will lose the revenue it originally anticipated to collect from wind developments, he said.
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Michigan]
When the Town Council was asked by former member Deborah Carney how long the ban was expected to be in place, Councilman Dan Slattery posited that the residential turbine ordinance should be ready in three months and an ordinance concerning commercial turbines should take no more than a year to write.
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Rhode Island]
Parishville does away with property value guarantee leaving residents to fend for themselves
September 10, 2011 by Matthew Bultman in Watertown Daily News
September 10, 2011 by Matthew Bultman in Watertown Daily News
Various studies have been conducted across the country in an effort to determine the effects of wind farms on property values. The studies have produced mixed results, with some saying that wind turbines have no effect on property values and others saying the projects hurt them.
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New York]
Parishville alters proposed wind law in effort to protect farmland
September 9, 2011 by Matthew Bultman in Watertown Daily News
September 9, 2011 by Matthew Bultman in Watertown Daily News
Councilwoman Kari E. Tremper said the town needs to be clear as it attempts to establish guidelines dictating the placement of turbines.
"If they are spending our federal tax dollars to build these things, they might as well build them how we want them," she said.
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New York]
Board member Steve Schultz proposed requiring wind farm operators to first obtain County Board approval for turbines. Currently, applicants need only obtain approval from county staff in addition to clearing any necessary environmental hurdles. Shultz's proposal failed.
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Illinois]
Deer Isle Planning Board approves permits, hears comment on wind turbines
September 8, 2011 by Jonathan Thomas in Island Ad-Vantages
September 8, 2011 by Jonathan Thomas in Island Ad-Vantages
Burdo said that he was not against wind power when used to benefit the people in the area where it was being generated. However, he said, he objected to local wind generation of electricity that would go onto the grid and be sold out of state at lower rates than local people were paying.
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Maine]
A committee charged with creating a wind-power ordinance agreed Thursday night to have member Jeff Pfeifer rewrite the document to address their concerns. ..."I wrote it this long because this wind subject has already gotten ugly," Pfeifer said. "We could be open to a lot of attacks. I tried to make it as comprehensible as possible."
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Maine]
Orleans Town Council to consider strict wind power zoning regulations
August 28, 2011 by Nancy Madsen in Watertown Daily News
August 28, 2011 by Nancy Madsen in Watertown Daily News
The town of Henderson banned all wind energy towers in November. Orleans would still allow commercial and residential turbines, but the noise and setback rules would make placing turbines in the town very difficult. A public hearing continued from Aug. 11 will be reconvened at 8 p.m. Sept. 8 at the town offices, 20558 Sunrise Ave. Copies of the law are available at the town office.
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New York]
Cape Vincent rescinds illegal local election law
August 26, 2011 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily News
August 26, 2011 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily News
The town board rescinded Thursday an earlier, “invalid” decision to force voters to show their driver’s licenses, with a Cape Vincent address, in order to vote in a town election.
The motion was made by Supervisor Urban K. Hirschey and seconded by Councilman Brooks J. Bragdon, both of whom had voted against the Aug. 11 resolution.
No Brimfield Wind members take up cause against other Massachusetts wind farm projects
August 23, 2011 by John Appleton in The Republican
August 23, 2011 by John Appleton in The Republican
“Our group, Wind Wise Massachusetts, has called for a moratorium until health effects are known,” said Virginia Irvine, one of the main organizers of No Brimfield Wind and a board member of Wind Wise.
“There are quite a few of us who were active in Brimfield at various levels and are now with the statewide group,” Irvine said.
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Massachusetts]
When a new bylaw spelling out regulations on future wind turbine construction in Falmouth is written, it will likely be the result of a consensus-building process among town officials, developers, and abutters of the controversial Wind 1 turbine.
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Impact on People|
Massachusetts]
The commission noted that currently a permanent structure can't be greater than 35 feet tall in town, except for a cell tower. Each member listed reasons for denial. They overall agreed with Pomeroy's comments and added that the regulations as proposed would stop any windmill being built in Prospect and that they could lead to a legal battle.
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Connecticut]
At stake is how the local government deals with issues ranging in impact from a person wanting to move his or her garage a few inches too close to the property line, to whether the county allows a company to erect 100 wind turbines in the area.
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Illinois]
MHE withdrew its development application with the Broomehill-Tambellup Shire after it was discovered a couple of weeks ago that the existing town planning scheme did not allow council to consider the proposal.
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Australia / New Zealand]
Clayton wind amendments adopted, council to tackle noise levels next
August 11, 2011 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily News
August 11, 2011 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily News
The Town Council, upon approving a stricter wind-power zoning law unanimously Wednesday night, pledged to put a stricter cap on wind turbine noise levels soon.
"I think we all agree that we need to drop this level from 50."
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New York]
New Generation asks attorney general to reject revised turbine bylaw
August 10, 2011 in The Bourne Courier
August 10, 2011 in The Bourne Courier
New Generation plans a controversial four-turbine wind farm off Scenic Highway and Route 25 north of the canal with structures reaching 492 feet to the tip of the blades. The original plan was for seven turbines, which would have dramatically changed canal vistas.
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Massachusetts]
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