CAPE VINCENT — St. Lawrence Wind Farm's developer has a new community outreach initiative.
Acciona Wind Energy USA will set up a community relations group with 10 to 15 officials and residents.
"We've had our office open to provide people with information for more than three years," said Peter E. Zedick, project manager. "As we progress toward the end of the SEQR process, we will step up our work to have an open dialog with our community."
SEQR is the state environmental quality review process. Acciona is preparing the final environmental impact statement for the 53-turbine, 79.5-megawatt St. Lawrence Wind Farm in the town's northern agricultural district.
"The group will represent a variety of different viewpoints across the community," he said. "It will help us make sure we're sharing all the information we can with the community."
The developer has invited officials from the Cape Vincent, Lyme and Jefferson County governments, as well as wind support and opposition groups.
The developer plans to meet within the next month and have several meetings this year with a moderator from the Center for Community Studies at Jefferson Community College, Watertown.
"The meetings will be private, but we'll provide minutes to the public," Mr. Zedick said.
The group will determine whether to continue with meetings next year.
"If the feedback is positive from the working group, we'll keep going," he said.
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