September 5, 2007
Ontario
Ontario
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Twp. council will not pass its new comprehensive zoning bylaw until the Ministry of Environment responds to the township’s concerns about wind turbines.
At the Aug. 21 meeting, council was to set a date to review comments and changes to the comprehensive zoning bylaw with the planning department. However, Counc. Barry Millian said council should not rush passing the bylaw until the township gets answers back from the ministry following their meeting on July 30 at the Huron County council chambers.
“The minister said she will get back to us in October and we’ve waited this long, why not wait another month?” asked Millian.
Township resident Harry Kerr said the wind turbines neighbouring his property are more than 800 metres away but “damn noisy”.
“The 400 metre setback is not enough,” said Kerr.
Millian urged all council members to study the reports on the wind turbines.
“Nobody is going to disagree with the Ontario government saying that there is a need for renewable energy but we don’t know anything about it and the government just wants us to do it,” said Millian. “We can’t talk to anyone in Ontario about this because it’s new and no one knows anything about it and I challenge anyone in this room to argue with me about this.”
Council agreed to wait for the minister’s response.
By Sara Bender
5 September 2007
URL to article: https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2007/09/05/acw-council-waits-for-wind-word-from-ministry/