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Robert Stein, Chairman
Connecticut Siting Council
Ten Franklin Square
New Britain, CT 06051
Siting.council@ct.gov

Governor Dannel P. Malloy
State Capitol
210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
TEL: (860) 566-4840  
TOLL-FREE: (800) 406-1527
FAX: (860) 524-7395

Senator Richard Blumenthal
30 Lewis Street, Suite 101
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-258-6940
Fax: 860-258-6958

Attorney General George Jepsen
55 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 808-5318  

Senator Joseph Lieberman
One Constitution Plaza, 7^th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103

Congressman John B. Larson
Hartford Office
221 Main Street, 2^nd Floor
Hartford, CT 06106

State Representative John Rigby
House Republican Office
Legislative Office Building Room 4200
Hartford, CT 06106
Email: John.Rigby@housegop.ct.gov

State Senator Kevin Witkos
Legislative Office Building Room 3400
Hartford, CT 06106
Email: Kevin.Witkos@cga.ct.gov

Tom McKeon, First Selectman
Town of Colebrook
PO Box 5
Colebrook, CT 06021
Email: tommckeon@colebrooktownhall.org

J. Robert Galvin, Commissioner
Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS#13COM
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 509-8000

Kevin M. DelGobbo, Chairman
Connecticut Dept. of Public Utility Control
Ten Franklin Square
New Britain, CT 06051 
Tel:  860-827-1553       Fax: 860-827-2822
Email: dpuc.information@po.state.ct.us

Karl J. Wagener, Executive Director
Council on Environmental Quality
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 424-4000     Fax:  (860) 424-4070
Email: karl.wagener@ct.gov

Daniel C. Esty, Commissioner
Department of Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 424-3000

Karen Senich, Executive Director and State Historic Preservation Officer
One Constitution Plaza, 2nd Floor
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
860-256-2800 Main     860-256-2811 Fax

Brenda L. Sisco, Acting Secretary
Office of Policy and Management
450 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106

Steven Reviczky, Commissioner
Department of Agriculture
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106

Joan McDonald, Commissioner
Department of Economic and Community Development
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106

Jeffrey A. Parker, Commissioner
Department of Transportation
2800 Berlin Turnpike
Newington, CT 06111

Richard Lynn, Director
Litchfield Hills Council of Elected Officials
42 North Street
Goshen, CT 06576
Email: lhceo1@snet.net

Dan McGuinness, Executive Director
Northwestern Connecticut Council of Governments
17 Sackett Hill Road
Warren, CT 06754
Tel: 860/774-1253 Fax: 860/779-2056
Email: nwccog1@snet.net

Click Here to read article

‘Discussion’ leads to Siting Council chairman’s resignation:
Link to Article Here

The Colebrook Land Conservancy, Inc.
Submission to the Connecticut Siting Council
Respecting Petition Nos. 983 and 98: Click Here to view

Commentary on puzzling things in life, nature, science, weather, climate change, technology and recent news by Anthony Wats.  (link below)

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/03/19/the-reality-of-wind-turbines-in-california-video/#more-36283

Click HERE to view the slides

I invited David McGlinchey of the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences to be part of a live chat about what we do and don’t know about the potential health impacts of wind turbines and, importantly, how we move forward to shape responsible siting policies with incomplete science.  We got a lot of comments and questions. It got a bit chaotic, at times, but this is definitely something I’ll try again.  Thanks to all who joined in. If you missed it, here’s the whole conversation.  — Heather Goldstone (link below)

http://climatide.wgbh.org/2011/03/wind-turbines-and-health-imperfect-science-responsible-policy/

Aerial photo with buildings indicated around the 6 turbines, and a 1.25 mile radius drawn around each turbine

Click below to view photo as PDF (large file – 8Mb)

http://fairwindct.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/125mileradiusaroundeachturbine.pdf

Here’s the schedule of events with the CT Siting Council next week:

TUESDAY, MARCH 22 2:00-5:00 p.m. Public site review of proposed Flagg Hill Road and Rock Hall Road projects. It will start at the golf driving range (intersection of Rock Hall Road and Rt. 44). Wear appropriate shoes/boots.

TUESDAY, MARCH 22 6:30 p.m. Public hearing at the Northwestern Regional #7 School (100 Battistoni Rd, Winsted, CT 06098). Come and listen and/or sign up to speak (there will be a 3-minute limit for each person to speak).

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 3:00-5:00 p.m. Evidentiary hearing (the start of questions). Come and listen. Held at Northwestern Regional #7 School.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 6:30 p.m. Continuation of the public hearing. Come and listen and/or sign up to speak (there will be a 3-minute limit for each person to speak). Held at Northwestern Regional #7 School.

A transcript of the public hearings will be made and filed with the town clerks’ offices in Colebrook, Norfolk, and Winchester. If you miss the hearings, you can read the transcripts later at the town hall.

Hope to see you next week!
Joyce Hemingson
President, FairWindCT

P.S. If you can’t attend either of the public hearings, you can still e-mail or mail comments about petitions 983 and 984 to the CT Siting Council during the 30 days following March 23. Here are the addresses:

Siting Council E-mail Address:
siting.council@ct.gov
Mailing Address:Daniel Caruso, Chairman
Connecticut Siting Council
Ten Franklin Square
New Britain, CT 06051