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Harpswell to seek input on wind farm potential
by Outspoken on Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:37 am
Harpswell to seek input on wind farm potential
Voters may be asked to commission a study at the March 2008 town meeting.
By DENNIS HOEY
Staff Writer Portland Press Herald
The town of Harpswell is looking at the possibility of allowing wind generators on Long Reach Mountain, after a resident suggested that the town might want to seek a development partner to construct a wind farm.
Town officials recently contacted a Massachusetts research lab about doing a wind study, though the approval of residents at a town meeting would be needed before the municipality could commission a study.
"I think the town needs to be open to the possibility, but we also need to have a public discussion before it can go any further," said Town Administrator Kristi K. Eiane.
In April, Harpswell's Board of Selectmen received a request from Richard Newman, a resident, for permission to investigate whether a wind farm might have potential at town-owned Long Reach Mountain, which is 200 feet high. Selectmen approved the request.
In October, Newman completed his assessment and recommended that the town consider seeking voter approval for a wind study at its March 2008 town meeting. The town would have to seek a development partner if a wind farm project is found to be practical.
Newman said residents would have ample opportunity before the vote to discuss some of the issues -- such as possible harm to birds and bats -- that have cropped up at other wind farm projects in Maine.
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=152882&ac=PHnws
Voters may be asked to commission a study at the March 2008 town meeting.
By DENNIS HOEY
Staff Writer Portland Press Herald
The town of Harpswell is looking at the possibility of allowing wind generators on Long Reach Mountain, after a resident suggested that the town might want to seek a development partner to construct a wind farm.
Town officials recently contacted a Massachusetts research lab about doing a wind study, though the approval of residents at a town meeting would be needed before the municipality could commission a study.
"I think the town needs to be open to the possibility, but we also need to have a public discussion before it can go any further," said Town Administrator Kristi K. Eiane.
In April, Harpswell's Board of Selectmen received a request from Richard Newman, a resident, for permission to investigate whether a wind farm might have potential at town-owned Long Reach Mountain, which is 200 feet high. Selectmen approved the request.
In October, Newman completed his assessment and recommended that the town consider seeking voter approval for a wind study at its March 2008 town meeting. The town would have to seek a development partner if a wind farm project is found to be practical.
Newman said residents would have ample opportunity before the vote to discuss some of the issues -- such as possible harm to birds and bats -- that have cropped up at other wind farm projects in Maine.
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=152882&ac=PHnws
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