LOCATION/TYPE

NEWS HOME

[ exact phrase in "" • results by date ]

[ Google-powered • results by relevance ]


Archive
RSS

Add NWW headlines to your site (click here)

Get weekly updates

WHAT TO DO
when your community is targeted

RSS

RSS feeds and more

Keep Wind Watch online and independent!

Donate via Paypal

Donate via Stripe

Selected Documents

All Documents

Research Links

Alerts

Press Releases

FAQs

Campaign Material

Photos & Graphics

Videos

Allied Groups

News Watch Home

Wind farm project approved; residents unhappy 

Credit:  By ELIZABETH VARIN, Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer, www.ivpressonline.com 23 January 2011 ~~

The first wind project in the works for Imperial Valley took a step forward last week, though some residents were not happy with a county commission’s decision.

The Airport Land Use Commission found the Ocotillo Express wind project to be consistent with the county’s airport compatibility plan Wednesday, said commission chairman Larry Allen. It was a unanimous vote.

“Based on the information given to us and the information we obtained, it was not interfering with any air safety issues,” he said. “We don’t deal with whether it obstructs views or anything like that.”

The Ocotillo-area project is proposed to generate 550 megawatts of power by the end of 2012, said Glen Hodges, project manager with Pattern Energy, at a public scoping meeting earlier this month. It would include up to 193 wind turbines on mostly public lands.

At Wednesday’s meeting there was a good representation of Ocotillo residents and those with concerns about the project, Allen said. They gave good information, but it’s not something that the commission deals with.

“There were some issues that we allowed the people to discuss just so they could be heard because they came a long way and we appreciate that,” he said. “But regardless of our personal opinion … we have to put those aside and deal with the guidelines we have.”

Some residents, like Michael Cuff, wanted those issues to be taken into account before it gets to other commissions.

“It was obvious to me they weren’t concerned with the well-being of the residents of Ocotillo,” Cuff wrote in a statement about the meeting.

The project still has to go before the county Planning Commission, and the Bureau of Land Management has not finished with the environmental impact statement. No date has been set for either event.

Source:  By ELIZABETH VARIN, Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer, www.ivpressonline.com 23 January 2011

This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.

The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.

Wind Watch relies entirely
on User Funding
   Donate via Paypal
(via Paypal)
Donate via Stripe
(via Stripe)

Share:

e-mail X FB LI TG TG Share


News Watch Home

Get the Facts
CONTACT DONATE PRIVACY ABOUT SEARCH
© National Wind Watch, Inc.
Use of copyrighted material adheres to Fair Use.
"Wind Watch" is a registered trademark.

 Follow:

Wind Watch on X Wind Watch on Facebook

Wind Watch on Linked In Wind Watch on Mastodon