Public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Covington on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 commencing at 7pm at the town offices regarding the adoption of a Comprehensive Plan. The proposed Comprehensive Plan addresses ... the potential of green energy within the Town, meeting needs of the agricultural base and the potential for public water.

This public hearing is being held to hear all interested parties and citizens for or against the adoption of said comprehensive plan.

Brandon, NY passes a resolution to hire CJ Madonna, Esq. of Plattsburgh NY to draft a moratorium in regards to Wind Energy Conversion Systems. A public hearing will be held on August 30, 2006.

Anne

Local residents' concerns - and possible litigation - have prompted town officials to include an industrial wind turbine ban in the zoning law they're formulating.

It had already included regulations on setback and height but now calls for an all-out ban, as well.

The Yates County Planning Board is scheduled to review the proposed zoning law. A public hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Sept. 9.

BIG FLATS - The Harris Hill Soaring Corp. and the National Soaring Museum will host a presentation on wind power at 6 p.m. today in the community room of the museum on Harris Hill.

Kyle Paulson of the Clipper Windpower Development Co. will talk to community members about plans for wind farms in the area.

The public is invited to attend.

The public hearing on Cherry Valley's wind ordinance law is scheduled for Sept. 25, at 6 p.m. in the Community Center.

WHAT: Public officials, environmental advocates and energy industry representatives join the Lewis County community for a dedication of the new Maple Ridge Wind Farm in Lowville, New York. The project is owned by PPM Energy and Horizon Wind Energy.

The wind farm area includes the towns of Martinsburg, Lowville, Watson and Harrisburg in Lewis County on the Tug Hill Plateau, about 75 miles northeast of Syracuse. The Maple Ridge project has been named to honor the maple sugaring tradition in Lewis County, the leading maple syrup producing county in New York. The first phase of Maple Ridge is 231 megawatts (MW), using 140 1.65 MW Vestas turbines. Additional turbines under construction for Phase 2 will bring the total to 195 turbines producing 320 MW of electricity, enough to power up 160,000 average New York households.

This is a tour event from the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce. I don't have any other information on it, but I'd imagine you can call them.