Wind project a go in Howard
By Tyler BriggsHoward, N.Y. -All that’s left now is construction of wind turbines in the town of Howard to make them a reality.
The town board and planning board held a special meeting Tuesday evening to approve a $250 license fee to EverPower Renewables and approve an agreement with LaBella Associates to become project engineers.
The Steuben County Industrial Development Agency board approved a 20-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement, worth $13,939,000, for the EverPower project late last week.
Town Supervisor Don Evia said $8 million will be coming Howard’s way.
“We’re a small, rural town,” he said after the meeting. “This is $8 million plus dollars. What are we going to bring in here to offset taxes? We don’t have industrial parks like Hornell and Bath. We don’t have city water to entice businesses. I don’t know what else can come to a small, rural community.
“It’s revenue to the town. Sales tax revenue has been falling slowly but surely,” Evia said. “It’s over $8 million coming to the Town of Howard. It affects what we’re going to have to raise by taxes. It’s a win-win for all taxing entities.”
But that wasn’t enough to sway some members of the crowd at the meeting, who made their opposition to wind turbines in Howard very clear.
A member of the crowd asked board members to state whether or not they have a financial tie to wind turbines coming to Howard. Trustee Bill Hatch said he’s to have a turbine built on his property, and trustee Lowell Smith said he’s to have two built on his.
Some of the crowd called for Smith’s resignation after he again reiterated his point from the last town meeting.
“You can move if you don’t like it,” he told those opposed to turbines. More...
12 comments:
It's about time we get the Potter County wind projects going. We need the $$ in this county while there is still people left here.
Agreed.
gas and oil will do it.
"“You can move if you don’t like it,” he told those opposed to turbines"
Youbetcha, like that man's style!
BRING IT TO AUSTIN WE ARE A SMALL TOWN WE WILL TAKE THEM... WE HAVE THE OLD PAPER MILL AREA. LETS GO BRING IT ON SHOW US THE MONEY.... WHO DO WE CONTACT.....
One blogger writes; "GO BRING IT ON SHOW US THE MONEY.... WHO DO WE CONTACT"
Call any wind developer, and they will asend on your area like a virrus.
Austin.
As long as you don't get the same guy to erect them that built the dam. LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
dam that was a good one 8:05
I wonder if the wind turbines would spin backward then....lol!!!
Like a virus huh? You the people so opposed to these things are getting absolutely rediculous. Change is coming, they want everything without giving up anything. Liberal bet wetters complaining that global warming is destroying the world. Its all a bad joke. Even their reports have been proven to be falsified. Its called progress people. Like the man said "if you dont like it, move"
I repeat: LIKE A VIRUS!! They don't care about anyone or anything. Your electric rates will go up with wind generated electric.
Yea , that sounds like good progress to me.
4:36:00 PM
We have our Federal & State government to thank for ALL utilities going up.
Our rates go up even though some of us have cut back on our useage. WHY? It is all about the money! Maybe we should all be buying stock in utilities such as Verizon, Penelec, and Central (PPL) Gas!
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