Friday, November 28, 2008

MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT CAPE VINCENT'S WIND TURBINE PLANS ~ Letter

This letter by Noel Bonvouloir was posted in the Watertown Daily Times Letters from the people   Nov 28, 2008.
In response to this letter, Harvey White wrote a rebuttal letter to the Watertown Times.
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After the flip-flop decision by the Cape Vincent committee to move the setback of the wind towers, I started to notice the way things are apparently handled in this small town.
The committee set up by the town supervisor is to set acceptable noise levels and setbacks. The chairman of the committee is also the town supervisor. He then appoints other town and village officers along with property owners receiving towers and one or two outsiders.
I asked some questions from some members on why the switch from one week to the next about the setback in the agricultural district. I got comments like, "It's all swamp out there and it's useless land." I even saw them mentioned in the papers. Also, that it's agricultural land and that's what it is going to be used for.


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