The town's Wind Committee is recommending a three- to five-year moratorium on industrial wind development in a report issued Monday to the Town Council.
"It would be prudent to allow for adequate and scientifically staffed radar, sonar, and other data collection and analysis to be completed to address questions regarding potential bird, bat, and other wildlife impacts," the committee's report says. "This extended time could also be used to evaluate industrial wind development's consequences for property values of adjacent lands."
A moratorium on wind development approved last year expires in late July.
The 10-member Hammond Wind Advisory Committee was appointed by the Town Council in February 2010 and first met that March. The committee has met 31 times since, its work culminating in proposed changes to the town's wind law.
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