Thursday, February 2, 2012

Cape Vincent ~ Prior Personal Turbine Turbulence

The Chronicles of Roger Alexander's personal wind turbine.
As reported by the Watertown Daily Times





Woman Protests TurbineSaturday, August 01, 2009
CAPE VINCENT - A town resident is in a dispute with the town's zoning board over her neighbor's wind turbine, which she believes is too close to her property... Read the complete story here

Cape ZBA Declares Wind Turbine IllegalWednesday, August 05, 2009
CAPE VINCENT - Personal wind turbines taller than 35 feet are illegal, the town's Zoning Board of Appeals decided Monday... Read the complete story here

Cape ZBA Stands by Ruling on TurbineTuesday, September 15, 2009
CAPE VINCENT - The town's Zoning Board of Appeals is standing by its decision that Roger D. Alexander's 92-foot-tall personal wind turbine is illegal. At a ZBA meeting Monday, Chairman Edward P. Bender said Mr. Alexander does not have to take his wind turbine down immediately. It's up to the Town Council to make that decision, he said... Read the complete story here

Turbine Owner Given ReprieveFriday, October 09, 2009
CAPE VINCENT - Roger D. Alexander can keep his 92-foot wind turbine, for now. Alan N. Wood, the town's zoning enforcement officer, said Mr. Alexander will be given another chance to appeal his case to the town's Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Wood said that he notified Mr. Alexander of his violation by mail last month and that a written response from Mr. Alexander's attorney, David B. Guertsen, arrived last week... Read the complete story here

Man Asks Judge to Reverse ZBA Ruling
Thursday, October 15, 2009
CAPE VINCENT - A state Supreme Court judge likely will decide whether a town of Cape Vincent man can keep a personal wind turbine on his property. Roger D. Alexander, of 35157 County Route 7, filed an Article 78 action Tuesday at the Jefferson County Clerk's office against the town's Zoning Board of Appeals, asking that a judge reverse and annul a Sept. 14 decision by the board revoking a permit for the construction of a 92-foot turbine... Read the complete story here

Judge Dismisses Turbine ProceedingFriday, December 04, 2009
CAPE VINCENT - A state Supreme Court judge has dismissed a town of Cape Vincent man's Article 78 petition that sought to overturn the town Zoning Board of Appeals' revocation of his permit for the construction of a 92-foot personal wind turbine. Roger D. Alexander, of 35157 County Route 7, filed the action in mid-October after spending $80,000 to construct the turbine using what he believed was a valid permit. ... Read the complete story here

Owner of Wind Turbine Appeals Permit DecisionWednesday, January 06, 2010
CAPE VINCENT - The owner of a personal wind turbine on County Route 7 has appealed a state Supreme Court decision upholding the town Zoning Board of Appeals' revocation of the permit that allowed the turbine to be constructed... Read the complete story here

Wind Turbine in Cape up to Code with Land Purchase
Wednesday, July 01, 2010
CAPE VINCENT - A Cape Vincent man's personal wind turbine will be allowed to stay up after he purchased an adjacent lot, a move which enabled him to bring the structure into compliance with town codes.... Read the complete story here

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It seems to me that if a permit was issued to Mr. Alexander against Zoning board requirements the Town of Cape Vincent could be held financially responsible for Mr. Alexander's expenses and failure in responsiblity to have those issuing permits fully aware of zoning requirements.