Portsmouth turbine repair job goes back out to bid
PORTSMOUTH — Now that negotiations with two parties interested in fixing the town’s broken wind turbine have broken down, the Town Council is sending the project back out to bid. In 2007 voters approved a $3 million bond issue for the turbine, which sits behind the tennis courts at the high school. It’s been idle [...]
Read More →Portsmouth council to hear wind turbine update Monday
PORTSMOUTH — The Town Council will get an update on the town’s broken wind turbine from Town Planner Gary Crosby Monday night. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. In 2007 voters approved a $3 million bond issue for the turbine, which sits behind the tennis courts at the high school. It’s been idle [...]
Read More →Portsmouth considers partnership to fix turbine
PORTSMOUTH — What should the town do with its wind turbine? The answer may be found in a future partnership that could get those blades moving again. In 2007 voters approved a $3 million bond issue for the turbine, which sits behind the tennis courts at the high school. Idle since June 2012 because of a [...]
Read More →Wind turbine: $3M debacle for Portsmouth
To the editor: On March 10, 2008, the Portsmouth Town Council voted 5-2 to approve the expenditure of $3 million to purchase and install a wind turbine at the High School. As of today, the wind turbine, standing over 300 feet in height, is idle because of a faulty gear box. The manufacturer is out [...]
Read More →Plans expand for Elmhurst School project in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — For almost an hour Monday night the Portsmouth Town Council criticized some of the proposed work in an engineering and architectural study of Elmhurst School. Several plans must be developed before the town can seek proposals and bids to demolish the school on Frank Coelho Drive. The school lies on a very steep slope, [...]
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