The state Public Service Board gave a final order and certificate of public good to The Georgia Mountain Wind project to build a five-turbine wind facility on the Georgia-Milton town line. The Georgia Mountain Community Wind project would account for a percentage of transmission costs for about 3,500 homes in north-west Vermont.
According to the Burlington Free Press, more than 400 residents between the two towns signed a petition against the project. People are concerned about the environment, the noise, and the real estate value of the land nearby.
At the board's public hearing, they ruled that 32 conditions must be met by the developer, including: negotiate setback agreements with owners of adjacent properties, submit detailed blasting plans, establish protocols for shutting down turbines during icy conditions, monitor bat and bird fatalities for several years after operation begins, and restore desturbed land.
Source: Public Service Board Orders 6.11.10
Georgia Mountain wind turbines approved
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