Comments blow in on wind farm statement

Comments both in support and opposition of the draft environmental impact statement of First Wind’s proposed wind farm on Naff Ridge west of Oakesdale have been flowing into the office of County Planner Alan Thomson.

The six-inch thick statement, released last month, was prepared by the CH2M Hill engineering firm. It includes information about the potential environmental and economic impacts the area might see from the installation of 55 wind turbines along the ridge. Naff Ridge runs west of Oakesdale north of Trestle Creek Road and angles north along Highway 195 between Thornton and the Horn...