Opponents of a wind farm near Blueskin Bay say ''common sense has prevailed'' with the Environment Court decision on Monday but the ruling comes too late for one former resident who moved away in protest. Andy Barrett, a representative from the Blueskin Amenity and Landscape Society, which was formed in opposition to the wind farm, said the group had 90 members. The group was particularly opposed to the wind farm because it would ''completely change the whole ambience of the bay'' and would have been an ''intolerable burden'' on people living nearby. Yesterday, wind farm co-ordinator Scott Willis said he had not had a chance to read the ruling and could not rule out taking the decision to the High Court. Mr Barrett said the Blueskin Amenity and Landscape Society would continue to fight the wind farm as long as there was a possibility it could be built.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 12, 2017 17:37 UTC