Introduction

It was early April 2009, and Klickitat County planning director Curt Dreyer was weary but happy to be writing up his permitting decision. On a tight timeline, he had worked for months gathering information and vetting the Harvest Wind Project proposal that had been submitted by four Pacific Northwest consumer owned utilities: the Public Utility District (PUD) No. 1 of Cowlitz County, the Eugene Water and Electric Board. Lakeview Green Energy. Inc., and Peninsula Light Company. The pressure had been high: hanging in the balance was a $60.76 million US Treasury Department grant which represented 30 percent of eligible construction costs, made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). To qualify for the full amount, the wind project had to be completed within the year 2009.The proposed construction schedule was one of the most aggressive ever and in order to complete it on time approval had

1. Make a list of all the stakeholders in this proposed project. Who has the most to gain? Who has the most to lose?
2. Create a power-interest grid for the stakeholders and clast them into the four groups. Explain your reasoning.
3. There is a great deal of money involved in this project, bot for the utilities but also for the citizens. How does this atte the decision of the county planning director, and how mig it be a factor for local citizens?
4. There is also a tight deadline for the project. How might t figure into arguments of the various stakeholders?
5. What aspects of advice in this chapter could apply her, sa which aspects probably would not apply?
6. How would you suggest the county planning director int act with each of the stakeholders in order to manage for them