HAMMOND — The leader of the local business community says wind development here would deal a "devastating blow" to the local economy.
Cara A. "Candie" Bliss, president of the Black Lake Chamber of Commerce, said her view was shaped after examining wind development in other communities.
"As wind facilities were installed closer to home, we've followed the effects on their communities," she said. "As more time has passed, it has become harder and harder to discount the testimonies of folks who are actually dealing with the realities of living in or near these industrial wind farms."
She said residents in Jefferson and Lewis counties, as well as Ontario, have made it clear that wind development has affected them negatively.
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