FIRST WIND'S BOWERS WIND PROJECT DENIED -- AGAIN!!

Below: The cover letter for the denial document sent to First Wind by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection...

The first Bowers Public Hearing in June of 2011 (LURC also denied the project.)

August 2013

Champlain Wind, LLC

129 Middle Street, Floor 3

Portland, Maine 04101

ATTN: Mr. Neil Kiely

RE: Site Location of Development Act/ Natural Resources Protection Act Applications, Carroll Plantation and Kossuth Township, #L-25800-24-A-N/#L-25800-TE-B-N/#L-25800-IW-C-N Denial

Sign for a free First Wind-sponsored dinner provided prior to the second
Public Hearing for those who would testify on behalf of the
Bowers project. 

Dear Mr. Kiely:

Please find enclosed a signed copy of the denial of your Department of Environmental Protection

applications for permits under the Site Location of Development Act and the Natural Resources

Protection Act. You will note that the denial includes a description of your project, and findings of fact that relate to the criteria the Department used in evaluating your project. The Department reviews every application thoroughly and strives to formulate reasonable findings of fact within the context of the Department’s environmental laws. You will also find attached some materials that describe the Department’s appeal procedures for your information.

 

Maine citizens testifies about the negative visual impacts of
grid-scale wind in the pristine Downeast Lakes region.

If you have any questions or concerns on how the Department processed this application please get in touch with me directly. I can be reached at (207) 446-9026 or at Jim.R.Beyer@maine.gov.

Sincerely,

James R. Beyer, Regional Licensing and Compliance Manager

Division of Land Resource Regulation

Bureau of Land & Water Quality

Press Conference in Lincoln about the negative impacts wind turbines would have on the
Bowers region's natural resource-based economy and locals' quality of life.