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A wind farm that was planned for the upstate New York town of Beekmantown and shot down by town officials after a collapse of a turbine at a nearby park, may be back on again.

A new developer has submitted plans to the town, the Plattsburgh Press-Republican reports. The town council voted down a plan submitted by Windhorse Power LLC in March. Among the reasons cited were contentious lawsuits filed by residents, inaction by Windhorse Power and fears of an incident similar to a turbine collapse in neighboring Altona.

We told you recently about a wind turbine collapse in northern New York that has officials looking for a cause. Now comes word that a nearby town is scraping plans for a windfarm, in part because of concerns over that collapse.

The Plattsburgh Press-Republican reports that the Beekmantown Town Council killed a proposed farm with 13 turbines last week after a contentious meeting. Vermont-based Windhorse Power LLC had proposed the facility three years ago but the project had become tied up in lawsuits by residents. Council members voted 3-2 to to kill the project.