Cape Vincent Lists its Requirements For Wind Turbines

By Kelly Vadney
Publication: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY)
Publication Date: 06/28/2007

CAPE VINCENT — The Town Planning Board on Wednesday gave the St. Lawrence Wind Farm several hoops to jump through before completing the environmental review for its proposed project.

The wind farm, proposed by AES Acciona Wind Power NY, would bring up to 96 turbines to the town. A second project, Cape Vincent Wind Farm, proposed by BP Alternative Energy, would bring 60 to 80 turbines to the interior of Cape Vincent and 30 to 60 to the neighboring town of Lyme. BP’s project is not yet in the environmental review stage.

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Towns Seeking Wind Zoning Advice

By Kelly Vadney
Watertown Daily Times

Date: 06/27/2007

With industrial wind farm developments on the horizon in the north county, town supervisors are reaching out to Jefferson County government for help.

The Jefferson County Town Supervisors Association has asked the county planning office to present examples of zoning laws for turbines at an upcoming meeting, said County Planning Director Donald R. Canfield. While the county cannot implement zoning for municipalities, it can offer advice if called upon.

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CAPE RESIDENTS SAY WIND FARM PLAN DOSEN"T HONOR SETBACKS

CAPE RESIDENTS SAY WIND FARM PLAN DOESN"T HONOR SETBACKS

By Kelly Vadney

Watertown Daily Times

Publication Date: 06/24/2007


CAPE VINCENT — St. Lawrence Wind Farm has proposed turbine locations short of a 1,000-foot setback the company pledged to honor, mapping some industrial windmills closer to properties that are not participating in its project.

Former town Councilman Clifford P. Schneider wrote the town Planning Board about the locations, saying he found 30 proposed turbine sites that are closer than 1,000 feet to nonparticipating parcels.


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Save The River ,TILT Call For A Chomprehensive Wind Farm Review

By Kelly Vadney

Publication: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY)

Publication Date: 06/19/2007


Two nonprofit environmental organizations have teamed up to call for a comprehensive review of proposed wind farms in Jefferson County.

Save the River and the Thousand Islands Land Trust submitted identical comments concerning the proposed St. Lawrence Wind Farm, Cape Vincent, and the Horse Creek Wind Farm, Clayton.

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Lyme Seeks lead Agency status in BP's~ Cape Wind farm

By Kelly Vadney

Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY)

06/11/2007

The town of Lyme is using its six-month moratorium on wind farm development, which was enacted in April, to seek control in the environmental review process for the proposed Cape Vincent Wind Farm and draft zoning regulation for turbines.

It has written the state Department of Environmental Conservation asserting that it “will act as lead agency” for any State Environmental Quality Review within its boundaries.

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