Processing Your Payment

Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.

December 17, 2008

Citizens group appeals Lincoln wind farm

A citizens group opposing the proposed $130 million wind farm, which the Lincoln Planning Board recently approved, has filed an appeal with the Lincoln Appeals Board, says the planning board violated land-use ordinances.

Bar Harbor attorney Lynne Williams filed the appeal Monday on behalf of Friends of Lincoln Lakes, saying the planning board incorrectly treated the 40 380-foot wind turbines as major public utilities and violated municipal land-use ordinances for residential zones near Rollins Mountain, according to the Bangor Daily News. Williams told the paper that lumping a wind turbine into the same category as electricity, telephone and cable television was "ludicrous," and that wind farms should be treated as industrial projects. The planning board voted 6-1 earlier this month to approve the wind farm, proposed by Massachusetts-based First Wind for a ridgeline that stretches through Burlington, Lincoln, Lee and Winn.

The appeals board is scheduled to hear the matter on Jan. 8.

Sign up for Enews

Mainebiz web partners

Comments

Register for free to read more articles.

Register Now

Already have an online account? Login

To ensure the best experience on our website, articles cannot be read without allowing cookies. Please allow cookies to continue reading. Our privacy policy

Allow Cookies