The draft of the new Cape Vincent zoning law is available on the Town of Cape Vincent Website.
One thing I find really baffling is that we have been told over and over that we can't prohibit industrial wind turbines and all their negative impacts because that would be irrational and radical ...but apparently it is ok to prohibit hydro fracking for natural gas?????
After all this you can't prohibit anything hoopla....you have got to be kidding me!!!!!
Now I am not opposed to prohibiting natural gas hydrofracking in CV, that to would be a disaster for our beautiful community, but why aren't we using setback zoning to restrict hydrofracking like we are for industrial wind? Why does industrial wind get a pass and even a place on our zoning map where it can be developed?
Listed under prohibited uses in the new CV zoning law on page 13.
"Exploration and extraction of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons. This includes, but is not limited to, hydraulic fracturing or current state of the art extraction processes."
We get allowances for solar and wind in our new zoning, but no hydrofracking for natural gas. Geee that almost smells like a "green" agenda.
Wait a minute I thought we couldn't outright prohibit anything in our zoning??????
STOP, The regional wind energy industrialization of one of New York State's most beautiful and environmentally sensitive areas, the 1000 Islands of the St. Lawrence River and the Golden Crescent of Eastern Lake Ontario. If you don't think you are seeing the most recent posts click on the current month in the archives to the right.
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