Boundary commission to meet Thursday
The West Virginia Boundary Commission will hold its first public meeting on November 19, 1 p.m. in Room 122, Building 5 at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston.
The commission was formed after Highland New Wind Development (HNWD) issued a site plan for an industrial wind facility in Highland County, with the state line replotted on the base topographic map and two turbines apparently encroaching into West Virginia territory.
Two commission members, Charles Sypolt and Curt Keplinger, visited the site of the proposed wind farm on October 31 to inspect the work of HNWD surveyor Jeffrey Hiner.
Sypolt, professor of land surveying at Glenville State University, said the commission plans to discuss the information obtained on their inspection at the public meeting.
“The Commissioners hope to have a discussion in an open forum as required by law and discuss the facts,” Sypolt wrote in an email. “I intend to allow public comments concerning the boundary facts of the dispute, but not a general discussion of other topics. The public may be limited about topics and length of presentation. The other Commissions may have a different opinion.”
Sypolt wrote that he had received requests to have the meeting in Pocahontas County and had referred those requests to the Commissioner of West Virginia Division of Highways, who was responsible for scheduling the meeting.
“I have had requests to have the meeting in Pocahontas County and referred the individuals to the person setting up the meeting,” Sypolt wrote.
The Division of Highways notified Sypolt on November 12 that the meeting was still scheduled for Charleston.
Geoff Hamill
Staff Writer
The Pocahontas Times
18 November 2009
Tags: Wind power, Wind energy
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