Maine DEP Public Meeting On Proposed First Wind Hancock Wind Project - THURSDAY 6PM-9PM
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Maine Department of Environmental Protection To Hold Second Public Meeting On Proposed 18-Turbine Hancock Wind Project
May 31, 2013
Environmental Protection
Chris Swain, Maine DEP Director of Innovation and Assistance, 207-287-7831
-The meeting is the second of two DEP is hosting to inform the public and invite comment on an 18-turbine wind farm being proposed in Hancock County by First Wind-
AURORA – The Maine Department of Environmental Protection will host a public meeting on Thursday, June 6 to get feedback on its draft analysis regarding an 18-turbine wind farm proposed in Hancock County.
The meeting on First Wind’s Hancock Wind proposal will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Airline Community School at 26 Great Pond Road in Aurora. Several DEP representatives will attend, including Commissioner Patricia Aho, project manager Maria Eggett, as well as DEP’s noise and visual consultants involved with the agency’s review of the project’s Site Law and Natural Resources Protection Act permit applications.
While this is the second public meeting on the project, it’s the second time the DEP has held two public meetings on an application to the agency as part of an internal review process established by Commissioner Aho in 2011 that requires two public meetings be held on all proposed grid scale wind power projects in Maine.
Developed to ensure adequate opportunity for public comment and a transparent, inclusive review of often controversial wind power projects, the new process also requires the presence of the DEP’s Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner at that second meeting to hear the public’s comments on DEP’s draft analysis, which for the Hancock proposal is available at http://www.maine.gov/dep/land/sitelaw/selected-developments/index.html
DEP will take the comments voiced at the second public meeting into consideration as its review moves forward before a final decision is issued this summer.
First Wind is proposing to begin construction this year on the 54-megawatt wind power generation facility on Schoppe Ridge in T22 MD and an unnamed ridge in T16 MD with an operations and maintenance building in Aurora. In addition to the 512-foot tall turbines, the project includes up to five 344-foot meteorological towers.
The power generated would flow to an expanded substation at the company’s nearby 19-turbine Bull Hill Wind Project.
For more information about the proposed Hancock Wind project and DEP’s review, please contact DEP project manager Maria Eggett at hancockwindproject.dep@maine.gov or go to http://www.maine.gov/dep/ftp/WindPowerProjectFiles/HancockWind/ to view the application and related documents.
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Comment by Donna Amrita Davidge on June 7, 2013 at 10:52am
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when you listen to a journalist like this Brit on this site really scarey way of thinking..at least one project is not going ahead in Scotland but plenty of other pristine places like Maine there are being ruined as well..this is global and economists have only one thing in their head .. money signs..
http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1329397.ece
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Gary- glad you are there to respond..you are such an excellent resource for someone like Darren, who sounds as savvy and informed as you- the wind companies lie globally and definitely do not care about people..or I would say about global warming either..http://globalwindenergyimpact.com
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Comment by Gary Campbell on June 7, 2013 at 10:23am
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Remember when, during the Bull Hill LURC hearing when First Wind accidentally leaked that Bull Hill is only Phase One of a two-phase project? First Wind's attorney stated repeatedly under oath that First Wind had no plans for a Phase II. Well surprise! When Hancock project was first announced even First Wind referred to it as Bull Hill Phase II. Then they quickly changed the name to Hancock.
WAKE UP MAINE! You are being played as a patsy! Why was there no letter campaign demanding a hearing on Hancock? Three keys to fighting these projects are 1) advance notice and no procrastination, 2) demand a hearing and 2) if you get a hearing, become an Intervenor.
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Comment by alice mckay barnett on June 7, 2013 at 9:51am
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DEP getting feed back? Commissioner Aho is the first DEP member to listen to us. Do the meets mean anything? Probably, when you have hundreds show up like in Passadumkeag. These small towns are poor and bribes probably will work. Sometimes we feel so all alone.
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Dear Darren: I am so sorry when there are so many opposing First Wind that none of us were able to be there to support you- I had a similar experience at the Oakfield TIF meeting tho David and Gary and Mike showed up to support us..80 of the 100 people attending voted it in based on money along- they are wolves in sheeps clothing and you are the one on the right side- the Bowers Project had more opposing than for in their 2 days of public hearings as you may know tho it was close- it sounds like you have done your homework- going forward what can wind warriors, if anything, do for you?
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Comment by Martha thacker on June 7, 2013 at 7:06am
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Darren,
I am so sorry that you had to experience being in a room full of wolves.Wish you could have some sort of cleansing like the Native Americans do. By the time we had meetings for Stetson Mt windfarm, there were a few in our area who knew how deceptive First Wind reps. were. Some came from Mars Hill..and of course now they have been paid off and are not allowed to tell the truth. Maine govt. should be aware of that . The economy is the only thing that will stop the destruction. Bribery is the only way they can sway Mainers in our govt. When the money runs out for that, there will be no reason for the useless monstrocities called wind farms. And the baldaci gang will say, we had no idea.
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Comment by Darren Lord on June 6, 2013 at 9:00pm
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I was a little disappointed that I was the only one who showed up at the meeting to challenge First Wind for the Hancock Wind Project. Everyone at the meeting was pro First Wind because they stand to gain financially from the project. I was in a room full of wolves who were in full support of the wind project. I could have used some help from the membership and yet no one showed up. Simply posting articles isn't going to stop these projects. You actually have to show up and challenge them at these public meetings.
Darren
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Darren
The sale of Stetson Mt windfarm is old news. At the time, years ago, right after Stetson was built, it was said that Credit Suisse bought Stetson. I think ..no facts included..just my idea ..is that first wind was broke, could not make their payments..and Stetson was offered. As far as I know there were no takers. Credit Suisse must have held the note. You can google sale of Stetson to Credit Suisse. I only got one link. Others , I am sure , know more about it.Could try Stetson Mt foreclosure etc. , I have to plant my garden today.
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Comment by Mike DiCenso on June 4, 2013 at 8:22pm
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I am sending in written comments in protest. SRSNS deserve protection. If the state doesn't save these places, why save anything else? I suspect if these accursed wind companies fill the expedited areas of the state they will move on to the North Woods and state parks next. They do not care that they are ruining the quality of place here in Maine.
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If you find out that the Stetson Mt. Project is up for sale, I would be more than happy to raise it to the DEP's attention at the meeting on Thursday as another reason to send First Wind back to Boston where they belong.
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