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Home My WebLink AboutLakeshore Advance, 2013-07-17, Page 8-8 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, July 17, 2013 Council provides comments on..wind farm transmission line i Northland proposes buried lines on Road 183 Hilary Long QMI Agency West Perth Council will provide comments regarding a wind farm development in the Municipality of Bluewater, known as the (;rant Bents Wind Earths Project. As part of the development North- land Power Inc has proposed a trans- mission corridor to extend from the project and ultimately run along Roati 183 - the boundary road between West Perth and 1 luras East. CA() Will Jaques reported to council that Northland intends on connecting to the rutin hydro trans- mission corridor, which runs east/ west across (toad 183, south of 1 ligh- way 13. "As part of the Renewable Energy Act, municipalities are given an opportunity to provide comment on renewable energy projects and this in an opportunity for West Perth to cornnaent on this project," he reported. A draft version of a comment form was provided for council to review. Comments were related to a Road Users Agreement. "West Perth's involvement is lim- ited to the location of the transmis- sion line," he said. Jaques added that the comments provided are entirely consistent with comments made and approved by I10101 East. "Council should he aware, that when this was discussed a couple of tno►itlts ago, the proposal was that the lines would he overhead on 100 - ft. poles.'Ihe latest proposal is to bury the lines and Northland is in the review process with I lydro One and as such we don't know the final pro- posal," he said. Jaques said both Huron East and West Perth will require a Road 11ser Agreement with Northland. "it's a very important part of the process;" he said, adding it has not be determined which side of the road the lines will he buried on but they will have to make provision for Ai The problem I have is that we are basically giving our rubber stamp to a project that we are really not in favour of... — (;A0 Will /agues sensitive lands, drains and other obstacles. "'Ibis is going to he something we really have to watch and make sure that we receive enough compensation for," said Deputy Mayor Bill Drench. Corin. John Natter said he didn't have any issues with the comments provided on the forst but had prob- lems with the form itself. "'Ihe problem I have is that we are basically giving our rubber stamp to a project that we are really not in favour of, being a wind farm ret down the road. Move an issue with the way the entire project is set up and wt' don't have any choice but to approve a transmission lint' for a project that we don't agree with," he saki. 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