CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wind projects and power transmission lines are the topics for a question and answer session in Douglas with Governor Dave Freudenthal later this month. The “community conversation” on wind development and electrical transmission line siting will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening, April 27, 2010, at the Douglas High School Auditorium.
“I’ll be there to hear from people and to answer questions,” Freudenthal said. “There is a lot happening with wind development in Wyoming, and I want to hear what people have to say.”
“These are complicated subjects, and folks are entitled to a straightforward conversation on what we can all agree are difficult, sometimes polarizing issues, related to wind development opportunities and electrical transmission line siting,” Freudenthal said. “People need to know where the State stands on a whole range of issues relating to wind power and electrical transmission, ranging from sage grouse to property rights.”
Some developers say Wyoming is “anti-wind,” Freudenthal said. On the other hand, some property owners are concerned about private property rights in the face of wind-related development.
“Let’s get together and talk about it,” Freudenthal said. “Maybe we can ask the lobbyists and hired guns to take a seat in the back row, and let the other folks have their say.”
The Douglas “community conversation” is the first of several that the governor is expected to host this year. Other local meetings on wind development and power line siting issues are being planned for later this spring and summer.
Contact: Press Secretary Leigh Anne G. Manlove
Phone: 307.777.7437
Mobile: 307.421.0197
E-mail: lmanlo@state.wy.us
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