JEFFERSON COUNTY, N.Y. -- The proposed wind farm for Galloo Island has hit another road block. Jefferson County Legislators were expected to vote on the payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement Tuesday night. Our Katie Gibas tells us why that didn't happen and what both sides have to say.

WATERTOWN, N.Y. -- The issue of wind farms in Jefferson County has been a heated topic of discussion, and that was proved Tuesday as more than 100 people packed into the Jefferson County Board of Legislators meeting to voice their opinions.

"We need the jobs. Construction is suffering right now. The economy has hurt construction in the area and nationally. We need the work," said Dennis Affinati, Local Union 910 Business Manager.

"We're going to displace some businesses. We may change the entire nature of our economy," said Karl Williams, Henderson Harbor Chamber Of Commerce.

Many of them were hoping to hear a decision on whether or not the project would move forward. The board was supposed to vote on the Payment-In-Lieu of Taxes Agreement for the proposed Galloo Island Wind farm. But the resolution was removed from the table after a request was made by the developer through the Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency.

"Without this agreement, the developer may run out of time to qualify for the stimulus package and the project could be dead," said Don Dimonda, Sackets Harbor resident.

"If the project is going to go down because we're delaying it, then maybe the project shouldn't have been had in the first place," said Ken Blankenbush, Jefferson County Legislature chairman.

But legislators say it's a good thing because they can have some of their questions answered and potentially draft a better agreement for the county.

"We're going to have enough time to get some more information. I believe that it's a good thing that we're stepping back and maybe some changes in the PILOT agreement are going to occur," said Blankenbush."

"We've got to go back. We've got to look at the numbers. We've got to look a the years that are involved in the PILOT, and once this is done, if we get it done right, it will be an answer across the board," said Carolyn Fitzpatrick, Jefferson County Legislature Vice Chairman.

Now legislators, the Industrial Development Agency and the wind farm developer will have to go back to the drawing board to work out an acceptable agreement.

Even though the PILOT agreement hasn't been worked out, there's still a lot moving forward with the project. The Hounsfield Planning Board is expected to vote on the project's site plan Wednesday night.