Town of Warren and Town of Stark are holding a meeting on 5/30/07 and 5/31/07 repectively.I attended the Warren meeting on 5/21/07, which they used a divide and conqueror tactic as Town of Stark was the same night. I was appalled with what I heard.So I wrote a letter to the towns of Stark & Warren board members and supervisor's. I also have been going door to door handing out my letter to as many Town of Warren residents that I can because I wanted to community to be aware.
JORDANVILLE — More than 60 400-foot-high wind turbines along the landscape weren't part of the plan when the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Monastery was founded more than 75 years ago, monastery officials say.
The few-hundred acre spiritual retreat settled where it did because of the area's isolation and beautiful landscape, and an "army" of turbines from the proposed Jordanville Wind project are not welcome, said the Rev. Luke Murianka, deputy abbot of the monastery.
FAIRFIELD — If wind turbines are built in this northeastern Herkimer County town, one family may be forced to move.
Lisa Sementilli's 11-year-old daughter Alisha has central auditory processing disorder, which means Alisha hears fine but can't concentrate when she is around background noise.
Doctors have suggested that Alisha live at least one-and-a-half miles from any wind turbine, but Hard Scrabble Wind Farm towers planned in Fairfield would be less than half a mile away, Lisa Sementilli said.
JORDANVILLE — The Jordanville Wind Project's 68 proposed wind turbines, which would stand nearly 400 feet tall, could have a visual impact on southern Herkimer County and as far away as Cooperstown.
A debate is emerging among residents about how the sight of the turbines would affect the beauty of the landscape, land values and tourism. Some think the impact will be small or nonexistent, while others believe there could be many downsides.
FAIRFIELD - Attorneys representing the towns of Fairfield and Norway and wind energy company Atlantic Renewable are in the midst of working on completing a draft environmental impact statement in connection with the proposed windmill project in the towns.
Attorney Bernard Mewlewski of Saratoga, representing the towns in the matter, said taking public comments on any environmental concerns is part of the process.
The wind energy company that has proposed building wind turbines in rural Herkimer County is relying heavily on support from communities in the Lower Hudson Valley for funding.
Community Energy convinced many downstate towns, businesses and individuals to subsidize electricity produced from what would be its first wind farm in New York. The Jordanville Wind Project would have as many as 75 wind turbines on private land that would generate enough power for as many as 60,000 homes.
JORDANVILLE — If nothing stalls the 130- to 150- megawatt Jordanville Wind Project — 75 wind turbines planned for the rural towns of Warren and Stark — they'll start going up next spring. But winds of opinion have already started blowing in both directions in the two towns. Some residents support the project for the financial gain on personal and town-wide levels. Others fear health problems or bad influences on scenery, history and culture.
Sue Brander is an older woman. In her sixties, I would hazard to guess. She's a gardener, raises Morgan horses and, in years past, was a "major event" organizer. Sue's also a professional writer.
Sue lives in a little town in the Mohawk Valley, New York. Right about the center of the state (close to Herkimer, NY, if you know the geography). Hilly, lovely area. Lots of Amish around.
This past winter Sue showed up on my radar screen: I spotted an article she wrote in the Richfield Springs, NY, newspaper, on wind turbines coming to town. It was obvious this woman named Sue Brander was much concerned.
