VOTERS FOR WIND BACKS PROJECT IN CAPE VINCENT

Watertown Daily Times (NY)
October 14, 2007
VOTERS FOR WIND BACKS PROJECT IN CAPE VINCENT
Author: KELLY VADNEY
TIMES STAFF WRITER
Edition: Both
Section: Jefferson
Page: B5
Dateline: CHAUMONT

Article Text:
A new citizens group that supports wind power made its public debut Saturday at an open house for the Cape Vincent Wind Farm.
Voters for Wind has been meeting quietly in Three Mile Bay since June, according to Chairwoman Beth A. White. There are about 20 people in the group, she said.
"We thought this open house was a perfect forum for us to start promoting our group," Mrs. White said.
The group's mission is to promote the Cape Vincent Wind Farm. While Voters for Wind is concerned only with the proposal put forward by BP Alternative Energy, it may one day expand its mission statement to include supporting other wind farms, Mrs. White said.
There are three wind farm proposals in Jefferson County. The St. Lawrence Wind Farm and Cape Vincent Wind Farm are both in Cape Vincent. Horse Creek Wind Farm would cross town lines between Clayton and Orleans.
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