Letter from Bp Director of Development to the Town of Cape Vincent

June 27, 2012 The Town of Cape Vincent received a letter from BP’s Director of Development Richard Chandler, concerning Cape Vincent's New Draft Zoning revisions. In his letter Chandler said, the proposed Zoning Law is unreasonably burdensome and will effectively prohibit wind generation from being sited within the Town. The town has already evaluated potential impacts from the Cape Vincent and St. Lawrence Wind Farm projects and made favorable findings. The requirements of the Proposed Zoning Law, however, are inconsistent with these findings. The requirements, setback provisions, exclusion areas, and noise standards contained within the Proposed Zoning Law are highly restrictive and should be substantiated by realistic and credible studies, consistent with other operational wind projects, and in line with industry standards.