- Town meeting voters next month could decide if backers of a proposed wind tower project can proceed as planned.
That's what selectmen's Chairman Mark Touchette told about 20 people
attending Tuesday night's informational meeting on the proposed creation of
a mountain district zone in the town's natural land use ordinance.
- Following on the heels of Roxbury's public hearing earlier this month regarding a proposed ordinance change to allow wind-farm facilities, Byron will convene a hearing.
Wind farm companies are interested in building towers atop ridges stretching between both Western Maine towns on Route 17.
- There is a proposal that is blowing in the wind for a series of wind towers on Record, Flathead, and Partridge mountains in Roxbury and Byron that would generate electricity to be used throughout the northeast.
- Two meteorological studies under way on area peaks could yield an affordable, pollution-free option for producing some of New England's electricity.
- For nearly three hours Wednesday night, former Maine Gov. Angus King and Robert Gardiner answered a variety of questions from about 60 people on their proposed $80 million to $150 million wind farm project in Byron and Roxbury.
- If Independence Wind founders Angus King and Robert Gardiner have their way, Maine will take a leadership role in having wind energy as an integral part of its generated power.
- There are many questions floating around as to the benefits and drawbacks of a series of wind towers that has been proposed on a set of mountain ridges in Roxbury and Byron by Independence Wind, LLC, of Brunswick. The land is owned by Bay Root, LLC and managed by Wagner Forest Management.
- Wind power is fast becoming the wave of the future in Maine. With several proposed wind projects for the state's mountains, it is evident that the search for alternative energy sources has begun in earnest.