While no dates have been set, contractors have now been identified to help remove the remaining base of the Northport wind turbine tower. The turbine fell in December 2022 due to high wind gusts and severe weather, and members from Leelanau Energy, the nonprofit responsible for its maintenance and operation, have been working to set up an action plan to move forward since the incident.
Team Elmer’s Crane Service and Michigan Towers, a wireless communications contractor, will assist in the debris removal. Doug McInnis, a Leelanau Energy founding member, shared the cleanup update at the Northport Village Council’s regular meeting on Sept. 12., adding that he wanted to address the questions received recently regarding its removal.
McInnis said they looked at different opportunities and whether it was more logical for the tower to be repaired or replaced, coming to the conclusion that it needed to be removed altogether.
