ADAGE Meetings - April 7, 2010

I've included below an email from ADAGE. I thought you might want to attend one or more of these meetings. At this time I plan to attend.

A question I have for our commissioners is: will this "comfortable atmosphere" take the place of a formal public hearing? So I called Commissioner Sheldon this morning to ask him whether there will be a public hearing on the construction of this facility. He said that he wasn't sure what the process will be. I asked him to let us know what the process is. I think we need to know.

So below is the invite I received.


Dear Ms. Hirschi,

ADAGE and John Deere would like to invite you to attend an Open House on Wednesday, April 7 in Shelton to provide interested community members with information about the proposed Mason County biomass power facility we announced last month. The meetings will be open to the public and two meeting times are planned to provide the opportunity for all interested people to attend:

Noon Open House
Date: Wednesday, April 7
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: City of Shelton Civic Center Banquet Room
525 West Cota
Shelton, WA 98584

Evening Open House
Date: Wednesday, April 7
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Mason County Fire District 11 Meeting Room
130 E Island Lake Rd
Shelton, WA 98584

The meetings will follow an informal, open house format designed to provide a comfortable atmosphere for community members to meet representatives from John Deere and ADAGE, ask questions and gather information about the proposed biomass power plant.

Project Background
On February 4, ADAGE and John Deere announced a new alliance to bring technology and innovation to the feedstock supply for sustainable woody biomass projects beginning with ADAGE’s proposed 55 megawatt facility in Shelton, WA. Wood debris will be collected, bundled and transported from regional logging operations to the ADAGE biomass power facility where it will be converted to renewable energy. The project will bring together state-of-the-art biomass power technology and innovative forest harvest equipment, positioning Washington as a leader in this new biopower industry.

Building a vibrant biomass business means new jobs, healthier forests and renewable energy for Washington. The proposed 55 megawatt Mason County plant design will incorporate advanced environmental controls to minimize air emissions and water use and will provide enough power for more than 40,000 homes. The $250 million initial investment will create more than 400 direct jobs during construction and more than 100 direct jobs during permanent operation. The proposed location for the project is the John’s Prairie Industrial Park at the Port of Shelton.

We hope you can join us on April 7 and please don't hesitate to pass this invitation along to your friends and colleagues that may be interested in the project.

Please RSVP to me at tom.deponty@areva.com or 301.841.2468 and feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Regards,

Tom DePonty

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Tom DePonty
Director, Public Affairs
ADAGE
7475 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100
Bethesda, MD 20814
301.841.2468 - phone
301.841.2480 - fax
tom.deponty@areva.com

Visit us on the web: www.adagebiopower.com