Public hearing to be held in Auburn for wind turbine project impacting Scipio & Venice

AUBURN, N.Y. — A public hearing is being held in Auburn on Wednesday, August 6 by the State Office of Renewable Energy.

The agency will hear public comments on the industrial wind project planned for the Towns of Scipio and Venice.

The Agricola Wind Project is described by Liberty Renewables as “a proposed up to 99-megawatt wind energy generation facility located on private land in the Towns of Scipio and Venice in Cayuga County, New York.”

Members of the Town of Scipio Planning Board have raised concerns over 24 650-foot wind turbines being proposed for a rural area in southern Cayuga County.

Liberty Renewables listed a timeline for the project on its website. Construction would take place next year and the site would be running by 2027, if approved through the RAPID Act.

The CNY Central I-Team has been covering local communities’ concerns over the Office of Renewable Energy’s proposed project under the recently enacted RAPID Act.

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This allows for fast-track approval and permitting for renewable energy projects across the State.

Your voice can be heard on the matter at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Auburn at the Hilton Garden Inn. Written comments can be submitted through Friday at 5 p.m. with this link or emailed to ores.comments@dps.nylgov.

Ahead of the meeting, CNY Central has received a notice from Liberty Renewable that they would be giving a full comment before the public hearing starts.

This is a developing story.