July 13, 2007, The Town of Clayton Planning Board received an official letter from the United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service denying the approval for the 62 proposed wind turbines called Horse Creek Wind Farm in the townships of Clayton and Orleans. This 16 page document reprimanded and frankly quite strict with PPM Energy in their lack of the many ommissions and incomplete information pertaining to natural resources found or expected in the project areas.
We are elated but surprised at the outcome? No, as we believe it was in the plans of PPM Energy to subject us to a DGEIS (yes generic in nature). They have further game plans in motion. They have been in this game far longer than us and they know all the game rules more than we do, but we are trying desperately to be kept informed. PPM has put them and us through, unnecessarily, a great amount of work that should not be there in the first place. We should have been given a DEIS with specific detail not a DGEIS.
ECCO of Jefferson County is a newly formed group since April of citizens of Clayton, Orleans, and Brownville Townships. We are located along the St. Lawrence River,(home of the scenic 1000s resort), Wellsley Island and 11 miles inland to Gunns Corners, NY and we are located next to Ft. Drum, NY which is the home of one of the largest military bases in the US.
We must continue in our efforts to oppose proposed wind energy plant locating around homes until they are proven without a doubt to be safe for humans and wildlife. We need alliances to stand together and offer each other as many resources that we can. I have written to many agencies seeking their help and I get no where. It however shows that we have not gone far enough to reach the right people when I hear that someone like Carol E. Murphy,Executive Director of the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Inc., who is one of the prime agencies who gets quoted by the newsmedia across the country all the time in their stance on wind energy, says that she has received very "little responses" regarding a problem with noise from turbines. Maybe it is time to write to the right people. So send to her your documentations and your concerns. While at it copy these to Lt. Gov. Patterson's Task Force. They want to hear our concerns and do it now. (Look up NYS Lt. Gov. Patterson's Task Force and send a copy to each of the persons on the task force. Let them hear of our concerns. They will be making recommendations to our government for future development.I am sure other states will follow what this task force does, if they have not already propsed their own)
P.Miller Vice-Presdient
ECCO
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