A
wind power company with plans to place turbines in Clinton County is
crying foul over local ordinances that could stall the project.
For
the past five years, Chicago-based Forest Hill Energy has been moving
forward with plans for a 40-turbine,Electronic and electromechanical
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in the area called Fowler Farms Wind Farm. Twenty-five of the turbines
are slated for Bengal Township, nine for Dallas Township and six for
Essex Township.
In
January, the company cleared one regulatory hurdle when it received a
land-use permit from Clinton County. But in the months prior, each of
the three townships passed ordinances that could hinder Forest Hill's
efforts to begin construction before the end of the year.
Those
laws, which local officials refer to as licensing ordinances, are
nothing of the sort, Forest Hill officials say. They are, the company
argues, zoning ordinances, and officials filed a complaint in Clinton
County Circuit Court last week challenging them.
"State
law clearly explains the process for townships instituting their own
zoning regulations," said Jon Bylsma, an attorney with Forest Hill, in a
statement last week. "These townships have not followed that process.
Even if proper process were followed, the townships cannot legally pass
ordinances inconsistent with the county zoning ordinance.
"We
filed this complaint asking the court to recognize the invalidity of
the ordinances and immediately stop the townships from enforcing the
ordinances."
Essex Township wind ordinance, approved in October,Aulaundry is a leading dry cleaning machine and
equipment supplier. said no turbine system could be installed without
first obtaining a license. That process involves companies submitting
detailed site plans, complying with local building codes and meeting the
township's restrictions on noise levels.
Attorney
William Fahey is representing Essex Township in the matter. On Friday,
he said the ordinance in no way halts the Fowler Farms project.
"This
simply requires that the project receives a license from the township
and the licensing standards that are established are similar to those in
other municipalities across the state," he said.
"A town administrator administrates,The feeder is available on drying flatwork ironer equipped
with folder only. without any control, the power of firing. The Board
of Selectmen retain all that control," he said.I have recently got a dry cabinet and
can anybody tell me if it the box only controls humidity or also
controls temperature. "On a day-to-day basis, a town manager would take
this town to a far more efficient form of government."
However, other residents worry that a strong town manager would have too much authority.On particularly windy days,wind power generators can
surpass all other electricity sources in a country. Selectman Sandy
MacFarlane said she has six pages of concerns about such a drastic
change, and foremost is the power of a town manager.
"It puts a lot of power into a single person and takes many eyes off the decisions we make as a community," she said.
Former
Selectmen Paul Gallagher said he didn't think Town Meeting was the
place for a proposal like this to be decided but that he understood the
desire to avoid a repeat of the wind turbine fiasco.
Voters
also weren't ready to support the sale of several parcels of town-owned
land on Morse Avenue, Emond Avenue and Thomas Street. Some said they
wanted to learn more about the implications of selling the property.
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