FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010
Acciona Wind Energy USA has a strange way of reaching out to the public. They'll do it behind closed doors.
The developer of St. Lawrence Wind Farm in Cape Vincent plans to set up a community relations group of 10 to 15 town and county officials as well as residents on both sides of the issue to provide a variety of viewpoints.
Project Manager Peter E. Zedick said it will help them share "all the information we can with the community." They expect to meet next month with several other meetings planned this year under the direction of a moderator from Jefferson Community College's Center for Community Center.
But there's a catch.
The meetings will be secret. They will be closed to the public, which will have to rely on minutes or secondhand reports of what was discussed. Such closed-door arrangements do little to gain public trust or confidence; just the opposite. They give rise to suspicions and distrust.
If Acciona wants a dialogue with the community, then it should try transparency and open the doors.
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Community Relations Group letter
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