DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 Monday evening to task town attorney Jennifer Kreckel with interpreting the opinions of a Belfast lawyer and the Maine Municipal Association on a citizen’s petition for the town’s Wind Energy Facility Ordinance. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached town officials five years ago about constructing wind […]
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Dixfield Planning Board reviewing wind ordinance
DIXFIELD — The Planning Board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, to continue discussing possible amendments to the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached town officials five years ago about constructing wind turbines on Col. Holman Mountain ridge. The town’s original ordinance passed in November 2012 and a […]
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Dixfield board reviewing wind ordinance
DIXFIELD — The Planning Board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Ludden Memorial Library for a special workshop to review the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance that voters rejected in June. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached Dixfield officials five years ago about constructing wind turbines on the Colonel Holman Mountain […]
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Dixfield board accepts petition to amend sound standards of wind ordinance
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday evening to accept a citizens’ petition submitted to amend the sound limits in the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance to match Maine Department of Environmental Protection standards. The board also agreed to have Puiia contact the Maine Municipal Association to clarify whether the petition must be presented to […]
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Dixfield residents question wind developer
DIXFIELD — A representative from a Massachusetts wind energy company fielded questions Monday evening from selectmen and residents about what effects an upcoming Wind Energy Facility Ordinance vote would have on a potential project. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached Dixfield officials three years ago about constructing a 20-megawatt wind turbine project on Colonel […]