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Public input wanted for two windpower projec
Dan Schwab
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A spokesperson for CASA Engineer-
ing and Construction of Toronto says
Huron East residents can expect a
public meeting regarding two pro-
posed wind energy generation proj-
ects to happen "soon."
Although a date and location has
yet to be determined, Jose Menendez,
special, projects consultant for CASA,
says the public meeting will be held
somewhere within the community.
An environmental assessment is
currently ' being conducted for two
sites -- north of St. Columban and
northeast of Seaforth, between Sum-
merhill Road, Manley Line, Highway
8 and Maple Line.
The environmental assessment is
studying any potential effects the
wind turbines would have on bird
migration, whether noise will affect
nearby residents and other issues.
Menendez says it's unclear so ' far
as to how long the assessment may
take.
"We've had an anemom-
eter down there to mea-
sure wind for three years,"
he says. "There are fa-
vourable wind resources
there."
He says for the purposes
of the environmental as-
sessment, it's assumed
turbines will be approxi-
mately 95 metres high
from grade to rotar, plus
another 45 metres for the
length of the blades.
Each project will have
five megawatt turbines
with a power generation
output of 10 megawatts at
each site.
He adds that feedback
from the community dur-
ing the upcoming public
meeting will be consid-
ered in the planning of the
projects, but says, "wheth-
er (construction) will hap-
pen in six months or in six
years, we don't know."
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A map of the proposed wind power site shows turbines set up between Maple Line,
Summerhill Road, Manley Une and Highway 8.
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Councillor says signs needed to keep
snowmobilers from packing down ditch
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the area when it's working properly but that
signs need to be erected to keep snowmobilers
from packing down the ditch.
He added that something needs to be done to
solve the problem created by the catch basin.
"It's not a proper catch basin. St's a wannabe
catch basin. The water just flies over the top of
it," he. said.
Tuckersmith Coun. Larry McGrath said the
problem started when a new subdivision was
built behind the Main Street houses and called
it a. "maintenance issue."
He suggested that the homeowners would be
the best ones to call the town and ask for the
ditch to be cleaned whenever weather systems
are coming that could cause flood-
ing.
HURON COUNTY
PORK PRODUCERS
Association District 3
60th Annual Meeting
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009
Seaforth Agriplex, Seaforth, 5:30 pm
Tickets: $15, supper included
Guest Speaker: Elmer -Buchanan
Ticketscan be purchased from any councillor or from jack
Kroes at 519-4824362 or Marilyn Schiestel at S 19.392-6682.
Also discussing Huron's appeal with the
Farm Products Marketing Commission.
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Deputy -Mayor Bernie MacLel-
lan said asking the homeowners to
be vigilant monitoring the situation
was not the right way to handle it.
"It sounds like we've got a catch
basin that is too small and it's not
a good situation to know it has be
cleaned out," he said.
Grey Coun. Alvin McLellan sug-
gested that Public Works Coordina-
tor Barry Mills should be consulted
for suggestions and McKillop Coun.
Bill Siemon suggested that the engi-
neer who designed the catch basin be
consulted.
Council passed a motion saying
suggestions from Mills and the en-
gineer would be brought back to the
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