Vestas responds to turbine concerns

PALOUSE — Harvest Hills Wind Project officials are seeking to communicate with residents on the proposed construction of wind turbines near Kamiak Butte.

Project Developer Shane Roche said the goal is to be responsible and work with landowners, and the rest of the community.

Roche said that Steelhead Americas has released its finalized Economic Impact Study showing the details of economic impacts that the project is projected to have on Whitman County.

The report has four effects the project is expected to have on Whitman County, including spending during construction, on employment and income...