March 10, 2013

Honorable Jeffrey C. Cohen Acting Secretary, NYS Board of lectric !o"er #eneration Siting and n$iron%ent &hree %'ire State !la(a Albany, Ne" Yor) 12223*13+0 Re: Case 12-F-0410 Cape Vincent Wind Power, LLC ,ear Secretary Cohen&hi. letter i. in re.'on.e to B!/. recent .0b%i..ion to the ,!S of their Ca'e 1incent 2ind 3ar% !0blic 4n$ol$e%ent !rogra% trac)ing chart thro0gh 3ebr0ary 25, 2013. Since "e are beyond the %ini%0% re60ired 1+0 day. for their !0blic 4n$ol$e%ent !rogra%, the contact acti$itie. o0tlined in B!/. trac)ing 'rogra% to date %ay re're.ent their final li.t of contact.. 2e "ant to 'oint o0t to the Siting Board .e$eral deficiencie. bet"een "hat B! ha. co%'leted to date and "hat they .tated they "o0ld co%'lete in their re$i.ed !4!. &he follo"ing i. a li.t of organi(ation.7.ta)eholder. that B! 'lanned on contacting in their !4!, b0t "ere not li.ted in their trac)ing chart1. 2. 3. 9. +. ;. <. 5. >. Jeffer.on Co0nty 8.S. ,e'art%ent of Ho%eland Sec0rity Ne" Yor) State ,e'art%ent of &ran.'ortation Ne" Yor) State :ffice of #eneral Ser$ice. Ne" Yor) State/. %'ire State ,e$elo'%ent ,e'art%ent of ,efen.e Clearingho0.e for nergy ,e$elo'%ent 8.S. 3ederal A$iation Ad%ini.tration NY4S: = National #rid &.4. Central School ,i.trict

4t i. 'o..ible that .o%e of the abo$e "ere contacted, b0t failed to be identified in B!/. trac)ing chart. 3or other., ho"e$er, B! .ho0ld be %ade a"are of additional .ta)eholder contact. they need to co%'lete in order to co%'ly "ith their !4! 'rogra%. &here "ere a n0%ber of other .ta)eholder contact. .0gge.ted by ,!S that "ere ne$er incl0ded in B!/. !4!, albeit they .ho0ld ha$e been incl0ded, .0ch a. ad?acent %0nici'alitie.The PIP should identify a proposed Study Area, and identify any additional stakeholders or stakeholder groups that are within that broader area. Representatives and residents of adja ent !uni ipalities "i.e., Town of #layton$ %olfe Island, &ntario' should be onsidered as potential stakeholders based on regional s ale i!pa ts of the proposed large(s ale wind energy proje t, and potential u!ulative i!pa ts with e)isting or proposed wind energy fa ilities in those jurisdi tions.* B! ha. not only failed to reach o0t to ad?acent co%%0nitie. a. .0gge.ted by ,!S, b0t al.o ha. ignored a direct re60e.t for .o%e for% of co%%0nication by %0nici'al official. fro% 2olfe 4.land @Co%%ent. of ,eni. ,oyle, &he &o"n.hi' of 3rontenac 4.land., 271>72013A. Beca0.e 2olfe 4.land ha. had an 5; t0rbine "ind far% o'erating acro.. the St. Ba"rence Ci$er fro% Ca'e 1incent .ince 200>, all of 0. co0ld benefit fro% thi. contact. Cegrettably, B! cho.e to ignore a .ta)eholder "ho.e ad$ice, co0n.el and eD'erience "o0ld be 0ni60ely 'ertinent and "o0ld add i%%ea.0rably to the record. 2e agree f0lly "ith ,!S that ad?acent co%%0nitie. "ithin the &ho0.and 4.land. region and Jeffer.on Co0nty, NY ha$e a great deal at .ta)e in the o0tco%e of the Ca'e 1incent 2ind 3ar% 'ro'o.al by B!. &he.e co%%0nitie. ha$e a .i%ilar de%ogra'hic character, "ith $al0able "aterfront., to0ri.% ba.ed econo%ie. "ith ab0ndant "ind re.o0rce.. &hey .ho0ld all be incl0ded in B!/. li.t of .ta)eholder. for the .a)e of their f0t0re de$elo'%ent. B! 'ointed o0t that the northern 'art of Ca'e 1incent "a. 'art of an n$iron%ental J0.tice area and therefore ha. certain, .'ecial re60ire%ent. in an o0treach 'lan. &hi. "a. .tated by B! in their 'lanned o0treach acti$itie.#ape +in ent %ind Power will onfer with ,-# and o!!unity leaders initially to identify the spe ifi !ethods of o!!uni ation that would be !ost su essful for the stakeholders within the environ!ental justi e area. .or instan e, #+%P will work with o!!unity leaders to deter!ine if additional publi !eetings, lo ated within the environ!ental justi e area are needed to soli it input fro! stakeholders in the o!!unity and to provide an opportunity to engage in a dialogue with !e!bers of the Proje t tea!.* At the Jan0ary 22 %eeting "ith &o"n. of Ca'e 1incent and By%e %0nici'al official. B! .taff di.c0..ed the i..0e of en$iron%ental ?0.tice and "ere gi$en ad$ice regarding .'ecial, 'er.onal contact.. Again, there "a. nothing li.ted on B!/. trac)ing chart that 'ro$ided any indication that any .'ecial contact "a. %ade for tho.e 'eo'le "ithin the en$iron%ental ?0.tice area that "o0ld be i%'acted fro% B!/. 'ro?ect 'ro'o.al.

&he abo$e %entioned .ta)eholder contact. .ho0ld be co%'leted, not only .o that B!/. !0blic 4n$ol$e%ent !rogra% can be con.idered co%'lete, b0t %ore f0nda%entally, .o that B!, the Siting Board, and the 'eo'le of the area can ha$e the f0lle.t 'o..ible 0nder.tanding of B!E. 'ro'o.al and all it. i%'lication.. 2e are al.o concerned that la'.e. in B!/. effort at thi. .tage %ay be a harbinger of their f0t0re beha$ior and f0t0re attention to the Article 10 'roce... 2e "o0ld li)e .o%e a..0rance that B! "ill %o$e for"ard "ith their a''lication by being attenti$e to the 'roce.., the r0le. and reco%%endation. by ,!S. Ce.'ectf0lly yo0r.,

8rban Hir.chey F &o"n S0'er$i.or Broo). Bradgon F ,e'0ty S0'er$i.or John Byrne F &o"n Co0ncil

Clifford Schneider F &o"n Co0ncil Michelle :."ald F &o"n Co0ncil

We the undersigned appointed officia s fro! the "own of Cape Vincent endorse and fu # support this "own $oard etter to the Pu% ic &er'ice Co!!ission regarding the (rtic e 10 app ication for the Cape Vincent Wind Power pro)ect proposa *
Cichard Mac.herry F !lanning Board Chair%an Cobert Bro"n F !lanning Board Cyril C0llen F !lanning Board !a0l ,octe0r F !lanning Board C. ,enni. 3a0l)nha% F Goning Board of A''eal. Chair%an d Hl0d(en.)i F Goning Board of A''eal. Heith 2al)er F Goning Board of A''eal. He.ter Cha.e F Goning Board of A''eal. Ja%e. Millington F Goning nforce%ent :fficer