BP's Profit Versus Our Health & Welfare

 Richard Chandler, Director of Development for BP’s Cape Vincent Wind project informed the town that our amended zoning Law would effectively prohibit wind generation from being sited within the Town.  Chandler wrote the requirements, setback provisions, exclusion areas, and noise standards contained within the Proposed Zoning Law are highly restrictive and should be substantiated by realistic and credible studies, consistent with other operational wind projects, and in line with industry standards.

Chandler  discredits our zoning law by saying that the only realistic and credible studies are in line with wind industry standards.  
   In other words he is suggesting that our zoning law should have been written using standards developed to maximize BP”s profit, and not to protect our community.  

  Does Chandler think that our health and welfare is negotiable? In BP's Public Involvement Program (PIP) submitted to the Public Service Commission (PSC) as  part of the Article 10 process ,Chandler wrote that he  intends to consult or reach out to the Towns of Cape Vincent Lyme to review local laws and ordinances that the board could elect not to apply. [1]

  Will he be offering an incentive in return for not applying certain ordinances?

   

[1]   Link here to BP's PIP

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