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Planning commission to sign on to conservation letter opposing turbine siting on Hoosick Range
Summary
The commission reviewed a draft conservation-commission letter to the Bennington County Regional Commission (BCRC) objecting to inclusion of the Hoosick Range/Stanford area as a recommended turbine site in the regional plan; members voted to amend the letter to request a buffer (one kilometer) from homes and to seek joint sign-off by multiple town boards.
Members discussed a conservation commission draft letter to the Bennington County Regional Commission (BCRC) raising objections to the new regional plans identification of the Hoosick Range (including Stanford) as a prime turbine site. "We just wanna address it again in writing," one commissioner said, arguing the regional plan ignored the town's prior energy plan and site preferences.
Commissioners debated adding a specific buffer distance from homes to the letter and identified a one-kilometer buffer as a possible addition. "I make a motion that we amend the conservation commission's letter to include a paragraph bufferthe original buffer of 1 kilometer," one member proposed; members agreed to work on the buffer wording and then bring the revised letter to the select board. The commission expressed a preference to present a unified product (planning, conservation, and select boards) for greater impact.
