Friday, February 04, 2011

Clayton reviews wind project

CLAYTON — The joint town and village Planning Board will move swiftly to push through its review of the Horse Creek Wind Farm's environmental impact documents.

Developer Iberdrola Renewables submitted the draft environmental impact statement during the board's meeting on Wednesday night. By the end of the month, the Planning Board could release it to the public.

First, the board must decide whether the project needs a full environmental review under the state Environmental Quality Review Act. And it must assert lead agency and deem the draft statement complete, meaning that it addresses all environmental aspects that could be helped or harmed by the project. Those steps could happen at a special meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Paynter Senior Center, 914 Strawberry Lane.

"You don't have to agree with it," town attorney Joseph W. Russell said. "You just have to agree all the issues are discussed."

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