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A.10 NYMC Study Area: Madis<strong>on</strong> County (New York)<br />

Figure A - 11: Map <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> NYMC Study Area<br />

Note: “Sold Homes” include all sold homes both before and after c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Area Descripti<strong>on</strong><br />

This study area surrounds the 20 turbine (30 MW, 218 ft hub height) Fenner wind facility in<br />

Madis<strong>on</strong> County, New York, roughly 20 miles East <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Syracuse and 40 miles West <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Utica in<br />

the middle <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> New York. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> study area is dominated by two roughly parallel ridges. One, <strong>on</strong><br />

which the Fenner facility is located, runs Southeast to Northwest and falls away towards the<br />

town <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Canastota. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> sec<strong>on</strong>d ridge runs roughly North from Cazenovia, and falls away just<br />

South <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the town <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Chittenango. Surrounding these ridges is an undulating landscape with<br />

many water features, including the Chittenango Falls and Lake Cazenovia. A number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> highpriced<br />

homes are situated al<strong>on</strong>g the ridge to the North <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Cazenovia, some <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> which are afforded<br />

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