{"id":21717,"date":"2017-04-26T11:30:48","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T15:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=21717"},"modified":"2017-04-26T12:56:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T16:56:18","slug":"county-legislature-to-consider-resolution-related-to-wind-project-wednesday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/county-legislature-to-consider-resolution-related-to-wind-project-wednesday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"County Legislature to Consider Resolution Related to Wind Project Wednesday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/chautauqua-county-seal-2006.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"654\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/legislature-to-consider-2014-budget-tonight\/chautauqua-county-seal-2006\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/chautauqua-county-seal-2006.jpg?fit=887%2C887&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"887,887\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chautauqua County Seal 2006\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/chautauqua-county-seal-2006.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/chautauqua-county-seal-2006.jpg?fit=887%2C887&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-654\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/chautauqua-county-seal-2006.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/chautauqua-county-seal-2006.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/chautauqua-county-seal-2006.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/chautauqua-county-seal-2006.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/chautauqua-county-seal-2006.jpg?w=887&amp;ssl=1 887w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>The Chautauqua County Legislature will hold its monthly voting session tonight in Mayville.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chautauqua.ny.us\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Agenda\/460?html=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>READ THE MEETING AGENDA<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Among the items on the agenda is a resolution allowing for an agreement that would allow a wind farm equipment provider to lease space on a vacant property on Roberts Rd., in order to store materials related to the Arkwright Wind project.<\/p>\n<p>Last week the county legislature\u2019s public facilities committee and Audit and Control Committee both debated the resolution, with some members voicing concern about the wind project, which has garnered opposition from residents in the immediate area where the large scale windmills would be built.<\/p>\n<p>The $156 million wind farm project will involve 36 wind turbines being built with a maximum generating capacity of 78.4 megawatts- which is enough electricity to power approximately 31,500 households. The wind farm will span approximately 6500 acres of leased private land in the Towns of Arkwright and Pomfret.<\/p>\n<p>Also tonight, the legislature will have a public hearing on the expansion plan for Castelli America, a cheese manufacturing company that opened last year and operates in the town of Harmony near Blockville.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s legislature meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the legislature chambers. It is open to the public and will also be streamed live on the county\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chautauqua County Legislature will hold its monthly voting session tonight in Mayville. READ THE MEETING AGENDA Among the items on the agenda is a resolution allowing for an agreement that would allow a wind farm equipment provider to lease space on a vacant property on Roberts Rd., in order to store materials related to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":7543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[7104,5841,7550,6946,431,6947],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/chautauuqa-county-feature.png?fit=332%2C190&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-5Eh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21639,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/property-lease-for-storing-wind-farm-materials-debated-at-county-legislature-committee-meeting\/","url_meta":{"origin":21717,"position":0},"title":"Property Lease for Storing Wind Farm Materials Debated at County Legislature Committee Meeting","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"April 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County lawmakers are debating a resolution that would allow a wind farm company to lease space on a vacant property in order to store materials related to a major wind farm project in the north county. 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The Jamestown Post-Journal reports the resolution involving a lease with BNSF Logistics for vacant county space on South Roberts Road in Dunkirk was approved\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Local News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/chautauqua-county-seal-2006-300x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":20136,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/150-million-arkwright-wind-farm-set-to-break-ground-in-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":21717,"position":2},"title":"$156 Million Arkwright Wind Farm Set to Break Ground in 2017","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"November 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"ARKWRIGHT - A $156 Million wind farm in northern Chautauqua County is making progress and will commence with construction next year. 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IDA officials say that Arkwright Summit\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Local News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/wind-farm.jpg?fit=960%2C605&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/wind-farm.jpg?fit=960%2C605&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/wind-farm.jpg?fit=960%2C605&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/wind-farm.jpg?fit=960%2C605&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24038,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/county-legislature-hears-concerns-over-cassadaga-wind-farm-development-and-recent-tax-abatement\/","url_meta":{"origin":21717,"position":3},"title":"County Legislature Hears Concerns over Cassadaga Wind Farm Development and Recent Tax Abatement","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"January 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature held its January voting session on Wednesday night. In addition to taking action on several resolutions, lawmakers also recognized the Sherman bus driver whose quick thinking helped to ensure the safety of a dozen students. In addition, lawmakers also heard from some residents concerned\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Local News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/chautauqua-county-seal-2006-300x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24729,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/legislature-unanimously-approves-request-for-no-more-tax-breaks-to-large-scale-wind-energy-projects\/","url_meta":{"origin":21717,"position":4},"title":"Legislature Unanimously Approves Request for No More Tax Breaks to Large Scale Wind Energy Projects","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"March 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature doesn\u2019t want to see any more tax breaks given to large-scale wind energy projects in the county. During last night\u2019s voting session, the legislature unanimously approved, by a vote of 17 to 0, a resolution requesting that the county Industrial Development Agency not approve\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Local News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/county-legislature-mar-28-2018.jpg?fit=1200%2C709&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/county-legislature-mar-28-2018.jpg?fit=1200%2C709&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/county-legislature-mar-28-2018.jpg?fit=1200%2C709&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/county-legislature-mar-28-2018.jpg?fit=1200%2C709&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/county-legislature-mar-28-2018.jpg?fit=1200%2C709&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":26704,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/listen-community-matters-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-wind-farms\/","url_meta":{"origin":21717,"position":5},"title":"[LISTEN] Community Matters &#8211; County Residents Voice Concerns over Wind Farms","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"October 3, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Several residents from northern Chautauqua County appear at the Sept. 26, 2018 meeting of the county legislature to share their concerns and frustrations over three wind projects that are either operating or currently in development in their area.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/wind-farm.jpg?fit=960%2C605&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/wind-farm.jpg?fit=960%2C605&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/wind-farm.jpg?fit=960%2C605&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/wind-farm.jpg?fit=960%2C605&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21717"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21717"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21718,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21717\/revisions\/21718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}