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Barber to talk about wind in Cherry Valley
By JIM AUSTIN
Cooperstown Crier
CHERRY VALLEY —
Some of the best wind in New
York State can be found in
Cherry Valley, and residents
will have an opportunity to
learn how the town may be
able to capitalize on it with a
municipal wind generating
project.
The town of Cherry Valley’s
Citizens Committee on
Renewable and Alternative
Energy is sponsoring a presentation
next week by town
of Caroline supervisor Don
Barber.
Caroline town officials
have put together a proposal
to build a 10-turbine, 2.5
mega-watt generating facility
that would be financed,
owned and operated by the
town. The town would issue
bonds to finance the project,
and once those bonds are
paid off, revenue generated
by the turbines could be used
to reduce property taxes.
Residents of Caroline have to
approve issuing the bonds.
Cherry Valley’s East Hill
had been targeted for a wind
farm by Reunion Power, but
a stringent wind ordinance
adopted by the town shortcircuited
its plan.
Reunion Power is now in
the process of removing its
meteorological towers, which
were erected to measure the
wind.
Supervisor Tom Garretson
spoke of the possibility of
a municipal wind project for
the town during his campaign
for re-election last November,
and remains interested
today.
``The reason the town of
Caroline caught our eye is
that their turbines are not
the 400-footers and the fact
it was set up to take care of
the town,’’ he said.
The smaller scale would
address some of the residents’
concerns about the visual
impact of the industrialscale
turbines, Garretson
said.
Andy Minnig, one of the
founders of the Advocates for
Cherry Valley that opposed
Reunion Power’s plan, said
he and members of the group
were ``very excited’’ to hear
more about Barber’s experience.
``We’re very much in favor
of Don’s thinking about small
scale projects that are defined
by the town’s own philosophy,’’
Minnig said. ``We’re
urging members to attend.
It’s an important event for
the town.’’
During the presentation
in Cherry Valley, Barber, a
Democrat running for the
NYS Senate from the 51st
district, will discuss the details
of the proposed plan.
The event will take place
Wednesday, May 21 at 7 p.m.
in the community center.
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