Welcome to START

START is an organization dedicated to providing verifiable, fact-based, information to residents and land owners about renewable energy alternatives.

START objectives and goals:

  • To provide a forum for member residents and land owners to discuss and seek current and verifiable information about renewable energy technologies.
  • To help assure communities have local laws that appropriately protect the town, residents, and land owners
  • To educate each other and the public on renewable energy technology and the effect of this technology on the community, environment, and local economy.

It's Your Future - Get Involved!

It’s Your Future - Get Involved!

Next Meeting:

Tuesday, Aug 31, 2010

7pm

at the Machias Fire Hall

9540 S. Main St (Route 16)

Machias, New York 14101

NOTE: This night’s meeting for START membership, member sponsored guests, and/or wind lease holders only.

Below are the MOST CURRENT proposed Town of Machias wind law documents that the Town Board is seeking public comment on starting on Monday Aug 2nd, 2010 at 7pm at the Town Hall and running through Monday Aug 16th at ??pm at the Public Hearing at the Machias Fire Hall bingo hall:

08.19.2010 complete doc of Town of Machias proposed Wind Law [PDF]
NOTE: 1 document.
[Received from the Machias Town Clerk on Mon Aug 30th, 2010 @ approx 11:00am]

08.06.2010 complete doc of Town of Machias proposed Wind Law [PDF]
NOTE: only 1 document now.
[Received from the Machias Town Clerk on Fri Aug 6th, 2010 @ approx 11:30am]

04.22.2010 replacement p13 only of Town of Machias proposed Wind Law [PDF]
[Received from the Machias Town Clerk in Jul 2010]

04.22.2010 complete doc of Town of Machias proposed Wind Law [PDF]
[Received from the Machias Town Clerk in Jul 2010]

PLEASE NOTE: START Meeting and Event Participation Information:

  • START is a membership organization.
  • START welcomes individuals seeking verifiable, balanced, information.
  • Non START members are permitted to attend a START meeting as a guest if sponsored by a START member who is also attending the meeting.
  • START acknowledges and supports individual’s right to have different opinions and welcomes mature and respectful debate.   START also believes people can debate and even disagree with each other without being rude and/or disrepectful to each other.
  • START strives to maintain a respectful and courteous environment in its meetings and events.  Meeting and/or event participants who demonstrate - or have demonstrated - to any START member, or to the organization, or to any of the attending public, hostility, lack of respect,  lack of consideration, lack of professionalism, and/or rudeness, or who threaten members and/or participants are not welcomed to attend or participate in START meetings and/or events.
  • START meetings and/or events specifically stating that they are open for public attendence do not require active START membership status to attend.
  • For more information on becoming a START member:
    1. Reference the “By-Laws and Membership Application” tab on this web site; or
    2. Write:
      • START - Membership Coordinator
        PO Box 432
        Machias, New York 14101