239.2005
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CONCEPT PROPOSED BY THE BARTON
GROUP AND REUNION POWER, LLC AS ADIRONDACK WIND
PARTNERS TO DEVELOP
ADIRONDACK WIND ENERGY PARK
RESOLUTION NO. : 239, 2005
INTRODUCED BY : Mr. John Strough
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY : Mr. Roger Boor
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board believes that industry and sustainable
economic development are needed in our region and electricity from renewable, sustainable
sources is the best way to provide electric power for such development and industry, and
WHEREAS, the economy of our Town, Region and New York State is being damaged by
the high cost of energy derived from imported oil and other fossil fuels, and
WHEREAS, the public health and the forests, lakes and air of the Adirondacks are being
damaged by the generation of electricity by the method of burning fossil fuels and the release of
toxic mercury from the burning of coal has impacted fish and other wildlife, and
WHEREAS, renewable wind energy reduces and prevents pollution from electrical
generation employing fossil fuels, and
WHEREAS, an industry that is not only clean but also reduces pollution while supporting
economic development would be an ideal and compatible contributor to the North Country
Economy and would contribute to the tax base of Warren County, and
WHEREAS, Adirondack Wind Energy Park would be built on a site much developed and
disturbed by over one-hundred years of mining, and the location where the facilities supported
the mine, including a power line and roads, could be put to new usefulness with little additional
disturbance, and
WHEREAS, given the Ski Trails on Gore Mountain Ski Center and the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) tower on top of Gore, a Wind Development
would not be out of character or detrimental to the scenic resources of our area and no undue
impact will be caused, and
WHEREAS, managing a wind resource and bringing it to service for the public good and
usefulness follows in the tradition of managing and mining the timber and mineral resources of
the Adirondack North County Region, and
WHEREAS, it is the energy policy of New York State to obtain and maintain an adequate
and continuous supply of safe, dependable and economical energy for the people of the State and
to accelerate development and use within the State of renewable energy sources, to promote the
State's economic growth, to create employment within the State, to protect its environmental
values, to husband its resources for future generations, and to promote the health and welfare of
its people and to foster, encourage and promote the prudent development and wise use of all
indigenous state energy resources including Wind Energy, and
WHEREAS, New York State Law and the New York State Energy Plan direct every
agency of the State to conduct its affairs so as to conform to the State energy policy, and
WHEREAS, Adirondack Wind Energy Park would contribute substantial property taxes
or equivalent payments to the Warren County Town of Johnsburg, Johnsburg Central School
District and Warren County without adding a demand for County Services and the project would
create jobs during construction and during operation, and
WHEREAS, the project would promote tourism and benefit other local businesses and
provide an opportunity for Park interpretation and public education, and
WHEREAS, the towns of Warren County may take pride in their role by setting an
example and taking a leadership position in the transition away from conventional fuels that is
needed for the welfare of society,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board, Town of Queensbury, Warren County,
New York, supports the concept of Adirondack Wind Energy Park and hereby recommends to
the Adirondack Park Agency Board that the APA give its approval after due process and
examination, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby joins the Warren County Board of
Supervisors, Town of Johnsburg and other Towns in extending this endorsement and urges the
Towns and Counties of our Region, our Elected State Representatives and Governor Pataki to do
likewise, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
forward certified copies of this Resolution to the Adirondack Park Agency Commissioners,
Governor George E. Pataki, Congressman John Sweeney, Assembly Majority Leader Sheldon
Silver, Assemblywoman Deidre Scozzafava, Sandra L. LaBarron and Stuart Buchanan of the
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Regions 5&6, the 12 Counties of
the Adirondacks, Senator Elizabeth Little, Assemblywoman Theresa Sayward, the Adirondack
Association of Towns and Villages, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Commissioner Denise Sheehan, Assemblyman Marc Butler, Senate Majority Leader Joseph
Bruno and Assemblyman Roy MacDonald.
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Duly adopted this 16 day of May, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Boor, Mr. Turner, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec
NOES : None
ABSENT: None