Wind farm testimony offers different spins (Maine)

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http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/state/060804windfarm.shtml

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Hours into the second day of hearings on the proposed Redington Wind Farm, commissioner Bart Harvey noted the wide differences in information provided by different sides. "One wonders when we read this whether we are looking at the same place," Harvey said after Steven Pelletier of Woodlot Alternatives provided a summary of his analysis related to environmental impacts.

The comment by Harvey, chairman of the Land Use Regulation Commission, underscored the contentious nature of the proposal and the vastly different perspectives of those testifying Thursday about how the project would change the landscape and habitat on two western Maine mountains.

Maine Mountain Power LLC has proposed placing 30 wind turbines on Redington Pond Range and Black Nubble Mountain in Redington and Wyman Township in Franklin County.

Pelletier, a certified wildlife biologist and wetlands scientist who testified on behalf of Maine Mountain Power, told commissioners that the ridge lines were not pristine unfragmented habitat and that the project would not have any undue adverse impact.

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