Thursday, September 27, 2007

Turbine poll blows lukewarm

 By Kelly Vadney

Watertown Daily Times

27 September 2007

Most Lyme residents welcome wind farms, but not necessarily in their own backyards.

According to recent survey results, 52 percent of property owners in Lyme say industrial wind turbine development in town is acceptable, but only 37 percent want turbines in their own neighborhoods.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Three Lobby county for Wind turbine law

Watertown Daily Times
Jude Seymour
Publication Date: 09/19/2007

Vexed by inconsistent wind turbine regulations among towns, three Jefferson County residents asked legislators Tuesday to establish county-wide zoning laws for industrial turbines.

There’s just one problem. The county has no authority to impose zoning laws on its municipalities.

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