Council has asked staff to look into what other municipalities charge companies to erect wind turbines – to see if current Mapleton charges need to be altered.
Deputy Chief Building Official David Kopp last week presented a report to council outlining the various charges in other municipalities – both in and around Wellington County and beyond.
“My recommendation for a change in fee schedule would be to increase the permit fee from [$10 per $1,000 worth of turbine construction] to 20/1000 for wind turbines,” Kopp said in his report.
Other municipalities in the county charge anywhere from 9/1,000 to 12/1,000, but places like West Gray (15/1,000) and Georgian Bluffs (20/1,000) charge more.
And Chatsworth charges a fee of 40/1,000 for turbines taller than 100 feet.
In an interview Kopp said his recommendation was not approved, as most of the other municipalities he listed in his report do not have any large wind turbine projects – and council wanted more information from those areas.
Kopp said he will be coming forward with another report on the issue.
