A proposed wind farm in Carbon County has some kinks that need to be worked out before Nesquehoning Council will give the project approval.

During the borough council meeting this week, the board voted to give the plan, submitted by Tihali Wind Turbine Farm LLC of Brick, New Jersey, conditional rejection until all conditions are adequately met.The plans call for constructing a 3,439-acre wind farm, costing approximately $400 million, on the Broad Mountain, stretching between Packer Township and Nesquehoning. A total of 81 turbines would be constructed on 10 percent of the property and would generate approximately 212 megawatts of electricity annually. The remaining land would be left undisturbed and open for recreational purposes.Before the vote, the board discussed the plan briefly, explaining that the Carbon County Planning Commission and borough engineer also found a number of issues that needed to be addressed in the plans before they could be approved.In other matters, council split a decision to continue to pay for a used firetruck for the Hauto Fire Company. The motion passed 4-1 with Councilman Frank Jacobs casting a "no" vote, Councilman Robert Marouchoc abstaining and Councilman Mark Stromelo absent.The decision came after a discussion about a mix-up that dates back to 2007.Last month, the fire department approached the board questioning why they only received 50 percent of the $64,000 needed for the truck. Fire company officials said they were made aware of this when the last check came in saying "final payment" in the memo, even though they had an agreement with the borough for the full amount.Councilman Michael Sniscak said he felt that the borough should make good on the promise and proposed paying the remaining balance.Solicitor Robert Yurchak said he reviewed the minutes and in 2007, council voted to pay 50 percent of the $64,000, and no other actions were taken following that motion.Council President David Hawk said at the time, before the vote in 2007, a borough committee spoke with the fire department and promised to pay for the full amount of the truck as an agreement with an easement the borough needed that the fire department had, but no formal action was taken to make this agreement official.Sniscak then made a motion to rectify the mix-up and pay the remaining balance using the same pay schedule as the first 50 percent payments.