Maple Valley wind proposal is back
Skyway 124 Wind Energy Inc., the company that was halfway through the environmental screening process for a wind turbine proposal in Maple Valley when it withdrew in September 2009 after the Green Energy Act was introduced, has now returned with a FIT contract and notice of a proposal to build five turbines in the same area.
According to the Notice of Proposal, issued Tuesday, the Skyway 124 turbines will be located on the east side of County Road 124, in an area between Nottawasaga’s 6/7 Sideroad and 12/13 Sideroad, with 10th Concession being the eastern boundary. The notice can be seen on page 8, and a more detailed map of the project can be seen on page 12.
In total, should the project be approved, it would produce a total maximum capacity of 10 MWh.
In order to inform area residents about the proposed project, Skyway 124 will be holding a “public meeting” on Monday, December 19 from 5 to 9:30 pm at the Creemore Arena Hall. We put public meeting in quotation marks because, despite being called this on the notice, public meetings under the Green Energy Act are traditionally more like public information sessions, with information boards on the walls and company representatives milling about answering questions. Hopefully the December 19 meeting will be more informative than Skyway 124’s last public meeting, curiously held in Dundalk back in 2009, which featured police at the door and almost no information on the boards, and ended in a shouting match.
A detailed draft of the project’s Description Report can be found online at skyway124.com, though you’ll have to dig for it as most of the site remains under construction.
The Echo admits it is editorializing a bit with these comments. But the fact is that most people who remember the previous public meeting hosted by Skyway 124, whether they’re for or against wind turbines, will be hoping alongside us that this time around we’ll see a more informative, civil affair.
