COHOCTON WIND WATCH GROUP SUES TOWN OVER WINDMILL LAW
On December 20, 2006, Cohocton Wind Watch and a number of Cohocton residents filed a lawsuit against the Town to annul the passage of Local Law #2 of 2006, which purports to regulate the siting, construction and operation of windmills within the Town. The petitioners claim that the law was passed without required environmental review, and violated various other zoning procedures.
The law that the petitioners seek to void would allow construction of industrial size windmills of up to 500 feet in height, that would be lighted with strobe lights all night long, 365 days per year, and that might cause safety hazards by ice throw or stray electricity. The siting and construction of these windmills would also cause significant environmental damage through bird kill, wetland destruction, and loss of prime agricultural land.
James Hall, a member of Cohocton Wind Watch and a petitioner in the lawsuit stated that "we all live in Cohocton because we love and appreciate the beautiful rural and agricultural nature of our Town. These huge industrial windmills will destroy this quality of life."
The case has been assigned to Judge Mary Anne Furfure, and will be heard at the Steuben County Courthouse in Bath on January 16, 2007 at 10:00 AM.
Richard Lippes, Buffalo NY and David Miller, Naples, NY are the attorneys for the petitioners.
Cohocton Wind Watch Inquiries:
P.O. Box 52
Cohocton, New York 14826
(585) 534-5581
Emails to: cohoctonwindwatch@gmail.com
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