Friday, February 23, 2007

Lyme wants Brakes on Wind farm Project


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  By Kelly Vadney

Watertown Daily Times

Date: 02/23/2007

Based on comments at a Thursday wind power meeting, Lyme residents are keeping an open mind about a proposed wind farm, but they would like to slow the process down and have their own say.

“My perspective is, things are moving too fast and we need to slow down,” Councilman Warren A. Johnson said. “I think my fellow councilmen agree with that.”

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

WIND POWER: ETHICS GROUP, DEC DECRY ACCEPTANCE OF UNFINISHED REPORT

February 13, 2007
WIND POWER: ETHICS GROUP, DEC DECRY ACCEPTANCE OF UNFINISHED REPORT TURBINE STUDIES CAUSE A STIR

 Author: KELLY VADNEY TIMES STAFF WRITER Edition:
 Both Section: Jefferson
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Dateline: CAPE VINCENT Estimated printed pages: 3 Article Text: The Wind Power Ethics Group and the state Department of Environmental Conservation say the town Planning Board should not have accepted a draft environmental impact statement for the St. Lawrence Wind Farm.

 Judy Drabicki, a Dexter attorney representing the ethics group, a citizens' organization that has opposed wind farm development, said the developer has not sufficiently identified impacts because studies listed as part of the review have not been completed, including those for wetlands.

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