Martha Keating has a letter in today's Standard Times about the proposal for two wind turbines for the town. I have posted the wind turbine bylaw and information about the process here or on the town website here. Ms. Keating states that the funds appropriated by Town Meeting were for a study. The actual use of the funds is to prepare the permit for the turbine in accordance with the bylaw. The Alternative Energy Committee (AEC) had commissioned a wind speed study to determine if the wind regime ...
... in town was suitable for a wind turbine. That study was positive and the AEC reported their findings at a public meeting of the Select Board. The second study was commissioned to investigate the type and location of the turbines and the associated costs and revenues of each type. An engineering company, Atlantic Design Partners, was hired to do this wind turbine feasibility analysis. They reported their findings at public meetings of the Select Board and Finance Committee. The minutes of the February 9th Select Board meeting can be found here.
Both the wind speed survey and the wind turbine feasibility study are dozens of pages and are available at Town Hall. I will try to get them posted to the town website.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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I must ask, is this the woman who spoke at TM on this issue?
The whole turbine project process has been very open and has received a great deal of scrutiny every step of the way. I sense that Ms Keating knows this but has ulterior motives. NIMBY perhaps?
I am watching the SB meeting now and I am convinced that Ms. Keating is definitely an advocate for NIMBY wind power. Just curious, how tall is the water tower behind Smith Neck School? There are several houses right near it and I have never heard complaints from those residents.
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