Meeting to cover power line
The Post-Standard|Suzanne M. Ellis|March 12, 2008
Agricultural landowners along the western edge of Oswego and Jefferson counties will have the chance next week to learn more about a proposed electrical transmission line project at a meeting in Pulaski. ...Local landowners were contacted earlier this year, by agents representing Upstate NY Power, about selling rights-of-way for a proposed 230-kilovolt power line. The company is backed by Babcock & Brown, an international operation that owns 20 wind farms in nine states. Upstate NY Power has applied to install 77 wind turbines on Galloo Island, 12 miles off the shoreline of Lake Ontario.
Agricultural landowners along the western edge of Oswego and Jefferson counties will have the chance next week to learn more about a proposed electrical transmission line project at a meeting in Pulaski. ...Local landowners were contacted earlier this year, by agents representing Upstate NY Power, about selling rights-of-way for a proposed 230-kilovolt power line. The company is backed by Babcock & Brown, an international operation that owns 20 wind farms in nine states. Upstate NY Power has applied to install 77 wind turbines on Galloo Island, 12 miles off the shoreline of Lake Ontario.
Oswego and Jefferson landowners to hear about transmission line project.
Agricultural landowners along the western edge of Oswego and Jefferson counties will have the chance next week to learn more about a proposed electrical transmission line project at a meeting in Pulaski.
The meeting, which is open to the public, is being hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County, the Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Oswego County Legislature.
"The purpose of the workshop is to inform agricultural landowners about issues related to new transmission lines . . . and (the) impacts to farm operations," Barry Leemann, R-Amboy, said in a statement.
The featured speaker will be Matt Brower, an agricultural …
Oswego and Jefferson landowners to hear about transmission line project.
Agricultural landowners along the western edge of Oswego and Jefferson counties will have the chance next week to learn more about a proposed electrical transmission line project at a meeting in Pulaski.
The meeting, which is open to the public, is being hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County, the Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Oswego County Legislature.
"The purpose of the workshop is to inform agricultural landowners about issues related to new transmission lines . . . and (the) impacts to farm operations," Barry Leemann, R-Amboy, said in a statement.
The featured speaker will be Matt Brower, an agricultural resources specialist from the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.
Brower has helped landowners with similar issues across the state.
Local landowners were contacted earlier this year, by agents representing Upstate NY Power, about selling rights-of-way for a proposed 230-kilovolt power line.
The company is backed by Babcock & Brown, an international operation that owns 20 wind farms in nine states.
Upstate NY Power has applied to install 77 wind turbines on Galloo Island, 12 miles off the shoreline of Lake Ontario.
Thirty-six miles of single-line poles would carry the electricity from the town of Hounsfield in Jefferson County to Parish in Oswego County.
"We want to make sure that our Oswego County farmers can make intelligent and informed decisions about selling a right-of-way on their property," said Paul Forestiere II, executive director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County. "Landowners who are in agricultural districts need to be aware of their rights so they can make well-informed decisions when negotiating with the power company."
The informational meeting is 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the H. Douglas Barclay Courthouse, Broad Street, Pulaski. For additional information, call 963-7286, Ext. 202.
Suzanne Ellis can be reached at sellis@syracuse.com, 592-7140 or 470-3233.