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Hearing set on wind turbine siting regulations
NEW BRITIAN — The Connecticut Siting Council has scheduled a hearing for July 24 regarding new regulations for the siting of wind turbine facilities. The hearing will run from 3 to 5 p.m. and then continue at 6:30 p.m. at the council’s office, hearing room one, 10 Franklin Square, in New Britain. The public... »
Residential wind turbines nothing new in Prospect
PROSPECT — Residential windmills are not a new phenomenon in Prospect. Town Council member Michael Scaviola has had one on his one-acre property for nearly three decades, though it hasn’t been in operation for the past 12 years. Scaviola said his windmill created quite a buzz when he put it up three decades ago.... »
Save Prospect president calls for wind energy task force
PROSPECT — He may have won his battle, but Save Prospect President Tim Reilly isn’t done fighting. In a letter to town officials, the leader of the group that defeated commercial wind turbines in Prospect requested a “wind energy task force” be formed to draft regulations for smaller scale residential use wind energy systems.... »
Findings favor wind turbine project
NEW BRITAIN — A decision by the Connecticut Siting Council on a proposed wind turbine project in Prospect is not expected until May 12, but findings on the project presented on Monday by the council’s staff all but guarantee approval. Members of Save Prospect Inc., a group of neighbors fighting the project, said they... »
Evidentiary hearings come to a close, decision imminent on Wind Prospect project
The experts have offered their opinion, the advisors have advised, questions have been asked, and each side has made its case. Now all that’s left for those on both sides of debate over the site of two commercial wind turbines in Prospect is to wait for the Connecticut Siting Council to render a decision.... »
A look ahead – what to expect in Prospect in 2011
Town leaders in Naugatuck, Prospect, and Beacon Falls all echoed the same manta – We’ll do the best we can with what little we have. With the economy seemingly at a standstill, the coming year promises to be a slim one for town budgets. Even so, local town leaders have a lot of projects... »
Letter to the editor: Wind turbines – the other side?
Since last November when those who are against the building of two wind turbines in the south end of Prospect stood in front of the Prospect Town Hall and asked drivers who were passing by to “honk against the turbines”, I have been following this situation closely. My home is located on New Haven... »
Letter to the editor: Safety concerns in Prospect turbine plans
I am for green energy. I am for wind energy. I am for both in Prospect. However, I do not support the proposed wind turbine project in Prospect for one reason – safety. The turbines will simply be too close to residences and especially Route 69. I don’t think anyone is saying this project... »
Proposed order would keep wind turbines away from homes
PROSPECT – A proposed order from a group against a wind project in Prospect would set turbines back 3,000 feet from abutting property and 2,500 feet from roadways. Save Prospect Corp. submitted the proposal, along with a four inch thick binder of research about wind turbines, to the Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday, Dec.... »
Panel calls for halt on wind projects
PROSPECT — A draft resolution signed by the Town Council on Tuesday calls for state legislators to place a moratorium on wind energy projects until state minimum standards are created. The resolution recommends the Town Council to support renewable energy projects, acknowledge its responsibility to safeguard residents’ health, welfare, quality of life, safety and... »