While the path of return was found for young Bolhardais (- and most adults too!), Our association is through his message and after a summer under the sign of appeasement, but not synonymous with sleep much ... We have always made clear our vocation information and awareness and want to keep their word on this.
Why come back to you, other than to wish you a good return? Because the issue of wind is always open and he reminds us these days, on the occasion of a letter received at City Hall from society E3. In the month of August, information was made on the municipal bulletin board, urging us to contact City Hall to ask for clarification. Ms. Bivins has expressed its intention not want to talk about it for now, to discuss the next council. We have to wait until reading this post and can only make assumptions before then.
A flashback is needed to understand why the announcement of this letter is important.
Deliberation
Last June the City Council Bosc-le-Hard took an important decision against the wind project E3 society. Our association supports this decision reasonable City Hall based on two arguments put forward by the Mayor: 1
Several wind turbines are located on the perimeter of protection of water catchments,
2 The law passed in Parliament in May 2010 requires a minimum of 5 machines for any wind project, which invalidates one of the company that E3 will build the necessary number of turbines (see 1).
drinking water abstraction
A LVT, we consider that the first reason should be given full attention Bolhardais. Our town is in a unique situation: the public inquiry held about the treatment plant has clearly shown, and hydrogeologist who was consulted was categorical: the perimeter of protection around the catchment prohibits ANY construction, starting with the foundations of the turbines are profound.
But the public inquiry showed that the layer of chalk that place is, at most, only 10 meters, and most importantly, that the town Bosc-le-Hard depends on a catchment Drinking single . There is no interconnection with other networks of drinking water. What makes our community very vulnerable. Public authorities appear very sensitive to this situation is that pollution of the catchment would be consequences "for the dramatic population" (the words have been so employed).
E3 is in this context comes the letter from the company E3 we do not know the content, you'll understand. Nothing prevents provided to reflect and make some assumptions, until we have more information. For now, the conditional is needed.
1 ° If the letter is reviewed by council is that E3 does not accept the decision that was taken. This is not surprising since, as of August 2010, while Bolhardais saw themselves assured that the turbines were still only as a "project", the director of E3 in the press proclaimed his intention to carry through the dossier, at all costs because it had already invested too much. The measurement tower - always up to date when it should stay that one year - is there to remind us. The record wind on BLH is not dead.
2 E3 decided to take legal action against the decision of the Town Hall. Echoes reached us in this direction, but we can confirm at the moment. At least E3 defend his project by bringing new arguments. If so, we hope the council does not allow himself to impress or influence . It is time to decide who in our community. The council is sovereign in its decisions, and failed to justify themselves to this company and it has only accountable to residents of the town.
3 E3 can set up new wind power because it has received the approval of new farm owners or operators. According to our information, this assumption is very unlikely.
4 ° E3 made new financial pledges and / or proposals to the arguments that were opposed (abstraction of water in particular)? What give them confidence, knowing their determination to succeed no matter what happens in this project? What guarantees can we accept a company that has mounted a mast measure a month before the end of the review periods, and has still not removed after one year, while the campaign announcement is over?
Vigilance rigor
This case involves the fundamental interests for Bolhardais: drinking water supply of common, and social peace . A LVT, we have been supported and critiqued by others. However, no one can challenge our responsible attitude: since the resolution of June 2010, we quickly removed the signs and paused our blog, without victory, without writing any leaflet or contact the press. But stayed alert to inform you.
We believe it is time for Bolhardais to experience the healing produced by the rejection of E3. The re would take a heavy responsibility for the life of the village.
