White Hills wind farm meetings set
KINGMAN – The Bureau of Land Management Kingman Field Office and the Western Area Power Administration is asking for public comments regarding a wind farm BP Wind Energy of North America wants to install near White Hills. White Hills is approximately 40 miles northwest of Kingman and 20 miles southeast of Hoover Dam.
Public open house meetings to discuss the project are scheduled for: 6 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Dolan Springs Community Center, 15195 Pierce Ferry Road; 6 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Hampton Inn, 1791 Sycamore Avenue, Kingman; 6 p.m. Dec. 10, at the White Hills Community Center, 8599 W. White Hills Blvd.
The wind farm would include up to 335 wind turbines on 44,860 acres of public land and 4,360 acres of private land.
Comments on the project must be received by Jan. 8. Comments may be mailed to Joyce Cook, Bureau of Land Management, Kingman Field Office, 2755 Mission Boulevard, Kingman, Ariz. 86401-5308; or e-mail KFO_WindEnergy@blm.gov.
For more information, call Jerry Crockford at (505) 360-0473.
Kingman Daily Miner
24 November 2009
Tags: Wind power, Wind energy
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