August 28, 2006:
Because the cost of environmental studies exceeded expectations, Supervisor Rienbeck resolves (#33) to “discontinue the process of amending the Town of Cape Vincent Zoning Law to regulate wind towers.” The motion does not carry, but the zoning process is essentially dead. Rienbeck further states, “I will request the Planning Board adopt our proposed wind tower regulations as a guideline during their site plan review process.” This conforms to PBC Edsall’s June 14, 2006 request, but is at odds with recommendations by others, including the Town’s attorney, to adopt a wind law. At or about this time Supervisor Rienbeck stops soliciting advice from the Town’s attorney (Mark Gebo) and begins following the advice of an Albany attorney in the office of the New York Association of Towns. Rienbeck, when asked in the media
what happens if a wind law is not passed, comments that the town will call turbines
utilities under the current zoning, and they can be placed anywhere in town as a result. It should also be noted that the town had sufficient money to do the studies, and could have even charged the developers for the studies.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Edsall ~Turbines can be designated as utilities ~
Early August 2006
Edsall begins expressing public opinions that a wind law may not be necessary because turbines can be designated utilities under the current zoning law. The current zoning law has no provisions or codes for wind energy development and is completely inadequate to address this type of industrial development. The actions of Cape Vincent municipal officials are contrary to normal accepted practice at the time, since other towns around CV and New York facing wind development declared wind moratoriums and developed specific wind zoning amendments. We believe that Cape Vincent’s position to avoid a wind law is due the numerous officers’ conflicts of interest, and to expedite the process in favor of the wind developers.[Note: At the April 2009 meeting of the Cape Vincent Town Board, Councilman Joe Wood indicates that the TB cannot adopt a law fearing this action will initiate a lawsuit by WPEG. This admission in 2009 suggests the issue of their conflicts may have played a role in the decision to kill amending the zoning law in 2006. We could conclude that the CV TB shirked its legislative responsibility to adopt a zoning amendment for the biggest commercial development project in the Town’s history in order to avoid lawsuits.]
Edsall begins expressing public opinions that a wind law may not be necessary because turbines can be designated utilities under the current zoning law. The current zoning law has no provisions or codes for wind energy development and is completely inadequate to address this type of industrial development. The actions of Cape Vincent municipal officials are contrary to normal accepted practice at the time, since other towns around CV and New York facing wind development declared wind moratoriums and developed specific wind zoning amendments. We believe that Cape Vincent’s position to avoid a wind law is due the numerous officers’ conflicts of interest, and to expedite the process in favor of the wind developers.[Note: At the April 2009 meeting of the Cape Vincent Town Board, Councilman Joe Wood indicates that the TB cannot adopt a law fearing this action will initiate a lawsuit by WPEG. This admission in 2009 suggests the issue of their conflicts may have played a role in the decision to kill amending the zoning law in 2006. We could conclude that the CV TB shirked its legislative responsibility to adopt a zoning amendment for the biggest commercial development project in the Town’s history in order to avoid lawsuits.]
EDSALL ~ HE HAW WIND LAW ~ ADOPTED ~ LAW ~ THEY TRIED TO KILL !!!
Early August 2006
Edsall begins expressing public opinions that a wind law may not be necessary because turbines can be designated utilities under the current zoning law. The current zoning law has no provisions or codes for wind energy development and is completely inadequate to address this type of industrial development. The actions of Cape Vincent municipal officials are contrary to normal accepted practice at the time, since other towns around CV and New York facing wind development declared wind moratoriums and developed specific wind zoning amendments
August 28, 2006:
Because the cost of environmental studies exceeded expectations, Supervisor Rienbeck resolves to “discontinue the process of amending the Town of Cape Vincent Zoning Law to regulate wind towers.” The motion does not carry, but the zoning process is essentially dead.(Link here)
Rienbeck further states, “I will request the Planning Board adopt our proposed wind tower regulations as a guideline during their site plan review process.” This conforms to PBC Edsall’s June 14,2006 request(link here) but is at odds with recommendations by others, including the Town’s attorney, to adopt a wind law. At or about this time Supervisor Rienbeck stops soliciting advice from the Town’s attorney (Mark Gebo) and begins following the advice of an Albany attorney in the office of the New York Association of Towns. Rienbeck, when asked in the media
what happens if a wind law is not passed, comments that the town will call turbines
utilities under the current zoning, and they can be placed anywhere in town as a result. It should also be noted that the town had sufficient money to do the studies, and could have even charged the developers for the studies. (The developer refuses pay for the studies)
In the minutes Edsall request the planning board adopt the old 2006 law as guidelines. And Edsall adopts them....
With all the bungling and the “HE HAW Politics” that are going on in Cape Vincent could it get any more ridiculous?
What does the old law/guideline say?
Turbines are not utilities, and 5dba at the property line!
These moronic idiots just adopted what they tried to kill!
Read the law here page one clearly states that wind power facilities shall not be considered utilities.
Edsall begins expressing public opinions that a wind law may not be necessary because turbines can be designated utilities under the current zoning law. The current zoning law has no provisions or codes for wind energy development and is completely inadequate to address this type of industrial development. The actions of Cape Vincent municipal officials are contrary to normal accepted practice at the time, since other towns around CV and New York facing wind development declared wind moratoriums and developed specific wind zoning amendments
August 28, 2006:
Because the cost of environmental studies exceeded expectations, Supervisor Rienbeck resolves to “discontinue the process of amending the Town of Cape Vincent Zoning Law to regulate wind towers.” The motion does not carry, but the zoning process is essentially dead.(Link here)
Rienbeck further states, “I will request the Planning Board adopt our proposed wind tower regulations as a guideline during their site plan review process.” This conforms to PBC Edsall’s June 14,2006 request(link here) but is at odds with recommendations by others, including the Town’s attorney, to adopt a wind law. At or about this time Supervisor Rienbeck stops soliciting advice from the Town’s attorney (Mark Gebo) and begins following the advice of an Albany attorney in the office of the New York Association of Towns. Rienbeck, when asked in the media
what happens if a wind law is not passed, comments that the town will call turbines
utilities under the current zoning, and they can be placed anywhere in town as a result. It should also be noted that the town had sufficient money to do the studies, and could have even charged the developers for the studies. (The developer refuses pay for the studies)
In the minutes Edsall request the planning board adopt the old 2006 law as guidelines. And Edsall adopts them....
With all the bungling and the “HE HAW Politics” that are going on in Cape Vincent could it get any more ridiculous?
What does the old law/guideline say?
Turbines are not utilities, and 5dba at the property line!
These moronic idiots just adopted what they tried to kill!
Read the law here page one clearly states that wind power facilities shall not be considered utilities.
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