Orleans wind committee will meet again tonight

The Orleans Wind Economics Committee held its first meeting recently and agreed to focus on five issues related to wind farm development in the town.

The Town Council created the committee to make a recommendation by May to help the council update the law on wind power development.

The committee is investigating the economic effects for the school districts, participants and town and the effect of turbines in the viewshed on property values and tourism.

Members are former councilman Thomas A. Johnston, real estate broker Leslie T. Henry, businessman Wendell C. Walldroff, Planning Board member Thomas Hodges and farmer Jay M. Burrows.

The next meeting will be 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the town offices, 20558 Sunrise Ave. All meetings are open to the public.