Last Update: 4 February 2008
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Welcome to the Highlands! HRD was formed in the winter of 2005 by citizens opposed to industrial wind turbines on Highland County ridges. While HRD’s main concern remains the unfettered development of wind power, we also support responsible land planning and sustainable, low-impact economic development in the highlands. More |
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Are you new to this and wondering what it is all about? Read a very brief description of the proposed wind project and why we oppose it. For more detail, we also have links to news and reports of past hearings and other events as well as the current status of the Highland New Wind Development proposal.
The Golden Chase is a program to tag and track golden eagles in Highland County to try to determine if they breed here. This letter provides information about this important research project.
Revision of the Highland County Comprehensive Plan has been ongoing for several years. This slow-moving process is finally nearing completion, with public hearings expected to be schedule this winter. The draft version is posted on the Highland County web site.
The SCC hearings on HNWD have been completed and the SCC has issued a permit listing conditions HNWD must observe if it wishes to construct and operate the proposed wind turbines. Reports on various stages of this proceeding are available. We await word on what the next steps will be.
HRD held its annual meeting at The Highland Center in Monterey on Sunday 8 October 2006. About 40 people attended and heard reports on the past year’s activities and future plans. Click here for a full report.
The Eagle Report presented at the 2006 meeting has been updated to include fourth-quarter data, so it is now complete for the whole year 2006. We will post 2007 data when it becomes available.
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The obvious Highlander is a resident of Highland County but we aspire to a more inclusive definition. A Highlander is anyone who lives in or around Highland County, VA, including the nearby counties of WV, or who aspires to do so. We welcome anyone who lives in the region or who owns land here and wants to move here. We welcome those who are neither of the above but whose hearts are in the Highlands. We recognize our neighbor’s motto, “Almost Heaven, West Virginia,” knowing that Heaven itself is just across the border.
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