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Ancram officials postpone turbine public hearing
Jul 16, 2013 7:00 am
Joe Gentile reports in the Register Star town of Ancram officials moved Mon., July 15, to have the Zoning Board of Appeals postpone a public hearing into a local alpaca farmer’s wind turbine until September, after neighbors’ noise complaints could be investigated by the county Board of Health. The state Department of Agriculture and Markets certified last month that Millerton farmer Joe Crocco’s turbine does qualify as a “farm structure,” despite the town’s disapproval. The Ancram Town Board voted in February to strip Crocco, and neighbor Michael Gershon, of the special use permits previously awarded for the Carson Road turbines in 2010. A public hearing on the matter has now been scheduled for September. Read the full story in the Register Star.