Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Town Of Italy Prohibits Industrial Wind Turbines

This May Prevent Prattsburgh From Having An Ecogen Wind Project

Brad Jones, the Town of Italy Town Supervisor says that the Town of Italy Board adopted by a 3 to 2 roll-call vote resolution that deletes two Wind Energy Incentive Zones from the Zoning Law and restores in the Zoning Law and Comprehensive Plan strict prohibitions against industrial wind turbines in all districts within the Town.

This latest move may prevent the neighboring Steuben County Town of Prattsburgh from going forward with their Ecogen wind project. Prattsburgh is near Italy, and Ecogen was going to be using the Italy sub-station for the Prattsburgh project.

Jones also says that The Town of Italy continues to fight the lawsuit that was filed by Ecogen last November after the Board rejected their Application for an industrial-scale wind project, and that Italy will be filing a Motion For Dismissal on April 28.

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