[Carpenter] Mystic Plains Wind Energy
Kevin Carpenter
kevinc at mysticplains.org
Mon Jun 16 08:34:13 CDT 2008
We might be a little late. If we had an endangered species present, and
the science to back it, we could block based on that... but we are still
in a restoration state.
Is there ANY research on this? Do the chickens just think of the
windmills as tall trees and therefore avoid them (and likewise ignore them
if they are, oh, a 1/4 mile away)?
Kevin
> Wayne,
> If the buyer of this wind energy is a Missouri based company with
> concerns and interest for conservation priorities here in Missouri, I
> would hope friends of the Mystic Focus Area would write this energy
> company and express "known facts" insofar as the deleterious effects of
> placing towering wind turbines in crucial prairie chicken habitat.
> However, I'm not sure what the real facts are and what science based
> research is readily available to quote. We need quotable truths and
> known data to be effective with our passion as advocates for prairie
> chicken sustainability. Listen Wayne, I know we need wind energy and we
> need to support alternative forms of green energy, but it seems this
> company--Trade Winds--is moving without engaging the conservation
> community's input and moving on with their feelings of what and where
> the mills should go. Frank
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: wayne morton
> To: Ted Cooper ; Steve Mowry ; Steve Heying ; Mike Currier ; Linda
> Tossing ; Kelly Srigley-Werner ; John Burk ; Jim Wildman ; George Seek ;
> Denny Donnell ; David Erickson ; Andrew Forbes ; Alan Leary ; Amy
> Buechler ; Susan Hazelwood ; Charley Burwick ; Justin Johnson ; Bill
> White ; Dave Murphy ; John Hoskins ; Carpenter Prairie in the Mystic
> Plains COA ; Frank Oberle
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 3:33 AM
> Subject: Re: Mystic Plains Wind Energy
>
>
> Hi Frank, This is scary. If they use the ridge tops the chickens
> also use [as I understand they plan to do] this could mean the end
> of prairie chickens in the Mystic area. Also considerable damage
> to bats and probably migratory and other birds. Can any of our
> organizations or MDC do anything about this? Wayne
>
> --- On Sat, 6/14/08, Frank Oberle <foberle at nemr.net> wrote:
>
> From: Frank Oberle <foberle at nemr.net>
> Subject: Mystic Plains Wind Energy
> To: "Wayne Morton" <wayne2946 at yahoo.com>, "Ted Cooper"
> <ted at tswllc.com>, "Steve Mowry" <stevem4444 at aol.com>, "Steve
> Heying" <ashlandbrdman at yahoo.com>, "Mike Currier"
> <Mike.Currier at dnr.mo.gov>, "Linda Tossing" <Ltossing at aol.com>,
> "Kelly Srigley-Werner" <Kelly_SrigleyWerner at fws.gov>, "John
> Burk" <jburknwtf at ktis.net>, "Jim Wildman" <jwildman at tnc.org>,
> "George Seek" <seekg at grm.net>, "Denny Donnell"
> <hddonnell at hotmail.com>, "David Erickson"
> <David.Erickson at mdc.mo.gov>, "Andrew Forbes"
> <andrew.forbes at mdc.mo.gov>, "Alan Leary"
> <alan.leary at modot.mo.gov>, "Amy Buechler"
> <abuechler at confedmo.org>, "Susan Hazelwood"
> <hazelwoods at mchsi.com>, "Charley Burwick"
> <burwick.charles at sbcglobal.net>, "Justin Johnson"
> <missouriprairie at yahoo.com>, "Bill White"
> <bill.white at mdc.mo.gov>, "Dave Murphy" <dmurphy at confedmo.org>,
> "John Hoskins" <john.hoskins at mdc.mo.gov>, "Carpenter Prairie in
> the Mystic Plains COA" <carpenter at mysticplains.org>
> Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 2:12 PM
>
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> Sullivan Co. wind project hinges on tax breaks
>
>
> By Dana Jay
> Posted: Friday, June 13, 2008 at 12:14 p.m.
>
> MILAN, MO. -- Landowners in Sullivan and Adair
> Counties stand to make a lot of money if Tradewind
> Energy decides to go ahead with the Shuteye Creek
> Wind Project and build wind turbines on their land.
>
> However, the company won't build if it doesn't win a
> contract with Ameren UE, and the development manager
> says they can’t win the contract without some big
> tax breaks.
>
> Wednesday the Sullivan County Commission held a
> meeting to discuss just how many tax incentives it
> wants to give the company. Some elected officials
> were torn between bringing in the new business and
> giving away the tax base.
>
> According to Tradewind Energy development manager
> Rod Northway the company would pay approximately 60
> landowners between $800 thousand and $1.6 million in
> royalties by the time the project is complete.
>
> One landowner tells us her family stands to receive
> about $6,750 dollars per turbine the company builds
> on their property.
>
> That money will come back to the county eventually,
> says Presiding Commissioner Chris May.
>
> “Typically farmers spend their money, and it
> circulates pretty quickly, and we look at that as an
> advantage,†May said.
>
> Northway adds that the project would also create up
> to twelve new jobs and up to 600,000 payroll
> dollars.
>
> Despite the payments to landowners and new jobs,
> some elected officials and community members
> expressed concern that the commission would give
> Tradewind too many tax breaks.
>
> "I would like to see the whole county benefit, not
> just a small portion of the county," Sullivan County
> resident Culley Cowgill told KTVO after the meeting.
>
> That sentiment is echoed by County Clerk Mike
> Hepler, who notes that Tradewind’s competitor is
> paying twice as much to a neighboring county.
>
> “If this project was sitting in Gentry County and
> was assessed and taxed in the same manner it would
> be coming in at almost six million dollars per year
> in local property tax,†Hepler said. He’s
> proposed that Tradewind pay Sullivan County $2.7
> million per year.
>
> “I’m not against [the project] in any way, shape
> or form. I am against giving away the tax base,â€
> he said. In his opinion that’s what would happen
> if Tradewind paid any less.
>
> “Every time you give away tax, you cost [the
> county] money, services or combination of both,â€
> Hepler said. He says he’s concerned about the
> county’s return on investment.
>
> But the presiding commissioner is confident that
> offering big tax breaks is better than offering no
> tax breaks and driving the company away.
>
> "We hope that at the end of the day, we have some
> type of agreement that a substantial amount of money
> is coming in that at least would prevent anyone from
> having to raise a levy," Mays said.
>
> The wind in Sullivan County could create renewable
> energy for years to come, but the opportunity to
> bring turbines to the Heartland is not open ended.
>
> May hopes a committee of representatives from
> several taxing districts including the townships
> where turbines would be located, the library, the
> hospital, and others will reach a consensus on how
> much the county is willing to offer in the next
> couple of weeks.
>
> “There's a sense of urgency, so we would hope that
> in two months or so we'll come to a conclusion on
> what [we’ll offer,]" May said.
>
> Tradewind representatives hope the county will come
> to a conclusion sooner or later.
>
> Wind energy is renewable; the demand for it is
> finite. Missouri utilities are only obliged by law
> to purchase a set amount of wind power. So, if
> Tradewind does not win a contract with Ameren UE as
> it hopes, it could miss out on the opportunity to
> sell the wind energy altogether.
>
> Tradewind also plans to build turbines in Adair
> County. Representatives have yet to meet with
> commissioners regarding tax breaks, but a Northway
> says he plans to do so in the near future.
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> Nuclear Anyone?
> Wind energy is a pipe dream. A fleeting disaster of
> a plan for alternative energy. We should be building
> more nuclear reactors, it is the cleanest, safest,
> and most efficient form of energy production that we
> know of today. Giving this company huge tax breaks
> is like a slap in the face to every taxpayer in
> Missouri. Government subsidies are EVIL.
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