Hamlin residents invited to hear
presentation on MET tower

Residents in the Town of Hamlin are invited to a meeting on May 4 at 7 p.m. at St. John's Church for a presentation by LaBella Associates on proposed construction of a meteorological tower (MET) in the town's northwest corner.

A brief presentation was given by Duncan McEachern of Competitive Power Ventures at a recent Hamlin Town Board meeting on his company's plan to construct the tower. McEachern explained that the towers will be used to gather and measure wind data - speed, frequency and direction - to see if Hamlin would be a viable site for wind tower construction. The MET proposed is six inches in circumference and is 197 feet tall. It could be up to two years before enough data could be collected to determine if Hamlin would be home to wind derived energy towers.

April 30, 2006