The Burlington Free Press (Matt Crawford) provided good coverage of this
issue, but a policy question is raised. I have written about this in this weblog and in a "It's My Turn" published by the Free Press on August 14, 2003 in which I argue that because the issue is so contentious, Vermont should have an 'upstream' policy for wind farms rather than piecemeal decision making. Should wind farms be encouraged or not is a question not yet
fully answered by policy makers.
Case-by-case review by the PSB may not be the best way to proceed. If
Section 248, applying only to energy power projects, is deemed the best way,
then perhaps Vermont should consider approving cell towers in the same fashion rather than under the Act 250 process.
Or perhaps wind turbine towers can be cell towers, too.
