CITIZEN POWER ALLIANCE

RICHMONDVILLE — Renewal of the one-year permit for a temporary Reunion Power wind measuring tower on Warnerville Hill will be up to the village Zoning Board of Appeals, town codes officer Gene DeMarco said.

Schoharie Valley Watch, a group opposing industrial wind turbines in the area, also called last week for the existing permit to be revoked, alleging it doesn’t meet zoning law criteria.

The current permit expires Thursday, according to DeMarco, and he said he has no plans to revoke it based on the citizens group’s contentions.

“I reviewed it and stand by my decision to give the initial permit,” he said.

DeMarco does agree with Schoharie Valley Watch that an extension of the permit is now up to the ZBA to decide.

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