]> http://stafford.livinginnewyork.org/taxonomy/term/5/0 Jefferson County is on the western side of northern New York State, adjacent to the area where the Saint Lawrence River enters Lake Ontario. It is almost due north of Syracuse, and northwest of Utica. The county is at the international border with Canada. The Black River, which also empties into Lake Ontario, is an important stream in the county. Part of the Tug Hill Plateau is in the southern part of the county. The county also includes nearby islands in the St. Lawrence River, including such large islands as Carleton Island, Grindstone Island, and Wellesley Island. en http://stafford.livinginnewyork.org/wind_farm_supporters_blast_lyme_survey <p>‘Worth nothing’: Questions concerning distance of turbines from waterfront, village are criticized</p> <p>LYME — In August, the Lyme Planning Board asked residents to fill out a survey to help them write a zoning law amendment for wind turbines. Now questions on that survey are being challenged as not valid.</p> <p>Two questions on the survey ask residents how far from the waterfront, village of Chaumont and hamlets turbines should be placed. Their options were: 1,500 feet, 3,000 feet, 4,500 feet and “Turbines should not be near the waterfront” or “Turbines should not be near any area of population such as a hamlet and/or village.”</p> Jefferson County Zoning Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:21:23 -0400 http://stafford.livinginnewyork.org/township_of_clayton_and_orleans_turns_public_comments_over_to_energy_company <p>Residents of the townships of Clayton and Orleans sat in bewilderment at a recent planning board meeting and watched as the public comments to the DGEIS for Horse Creek Wind Farm were turned over to PPM Energy's hired research firm for review. What a slap in the face. The comments were in a huge binder and Ms Enders of EDR, firm hired by PPM Energy, explained to the planning board how she would analyse these responses. There was NO opportunity for public comment at this meeting. I will have to say that the planning board chairman did make a copy of the comments for each member. Ms Enders told him he did not have to.</p> Jefferson County Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:59:25 -0400 http://stafford.livinginnewyork.org/us_fish_and_wildlife_service_denys_deis_for_clayton_orleans_townships <p>July 13, 2007, The Town of Clayton Planning Board received an official letter from the United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service denying the approval for the 62 proposed wind turbines called Horse Creek Wind Farm in the townships of Clayton and Orleans. This 16 page document reprimanded and frankly quite strict with PPM Energy in their lack of the many ommissions and incomplete information pertaining to natural resources found or expected in the project areas.</p> Jefferson County Wildlife Impact Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:25:08 -0400 http://stafford.livinginnewyork.org/wind_turbine_education_evening <div class="event-nodeapi"><div class="flexinode-1-start"><label>Start: </label>Aug 8 2006 - 7:00pm</div></div> <div class="event-nodeapi"><div class="flexinode-1-end"><label>End: </label>Aug 8 2006 - 9:00pm</div></div> <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description:</label><br /> <p>An Open House called Wind Turbine Education Evening will be offered at 7 pm in St John's Church on Market Street Cape Vincent. The public is invited. The objective is to get everyone on the same page in understanding wind turbines and related issues. Ideally, experts from all fields will take this opportunity to learn from one another.</p> </div> </div></div> Jefferson County Sun, 06 Aug 2006 15:05:19 -0400