The Select Board meeting for this evening will be at the Dartmouth high school on Bakerville Road, rather than at Town Hall. There is some concern right now that that venue may not be available due to the fact that there was no school today in Dartmouth.
I will post updates here as I receive more information.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Select Board meeting tonight at high school
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I hope homeowners near the turbines will contact their insurance agents today, to discuss the possibility of their homeowners' insurance premiums going up because they are near the turbines.
Tonight is to be the date the Select Board will vote on the special permit for the turbines. It is also a public hearing for those interested in asking questions and voicing their opinions and concerns. It is, I think, to be the last public hearing unless the Select Board decides it wants to take further time to review the issue of increased homeowners insurance.
Maybe those interested might email or call the Select Board members to tell them to consider the concern over homeowners insurance premiums increasing. It is a genuine concern.
Possibly, the decision could be tabled until a future Select Board meeting so the Board members have time to consider this issue. It is worth the try in asking. Board members need to hear from residents, and a telephone call or email is effective in putting forth your concerns.
The Select Board (EA) office at Town Hall should give you the telephone numbers and/or email addresses of the members. There should be no difficulty obtaining them; they are public information and should not be withheld from the residents.
This is the time to act, if you are so inclined.
Thus far I don't believe any mention of increased homeowner insurance rates has been mentioned. It would be only right that the Select Board take that issue into consideration, just as they are doing with the other information left with them at the December 14th meeting. It is an important and potentially costly issue for those affected by the turbines. It should not be neglected when the Board makes its decision, so that decision - - supposedly to be made tonight - - should take homeowner insurance rates into account, as well.
The homeowners' rights should not be infringed upon by those who desire to put through the turbines at all costs, and hopefully, the Select Board will not be pressured to do so. Hopefully, Board members will take into account that there is still another area to be explored before they can make an educated and informed decision.
It is not only an issue of safety, proximity of turbines to residences, future health of residents (and perhaps even increased health insurance premiums??) by the turbines, and decreasing property values that need to be reviewed by the Select Board.
It is the issue of increases homeowner insurance premiums that has not yet been mentioned (to my knowledge) but should be.
I live near Wal-Mart. Do I need increased homeowners insurance because of all of the accidents near my house? One of the those accidents could spark a fire and burn down my house.
The residential insurance rate is a factor used to determine the amount to be charged for a certain amount of insurance coverage, called the premium.The practice of appraising and controlling risk, will happen after the power plant and turbine installation . When insurance companies review residential property all risks are taken into account ,for example how far from fire hydrants, distance to fire station , above or below ground utilities etc. The risks involved around a commercial wind turbine project in a residential area will certainly be taken into account by any reputable insurance company sooner rather than later .
Check out the s-t today :
"The controversy has hinged on the wisdom of installing two turbines of unprecedented size in the United States, apparently, and the opponents have raised issues regarding how close they should be to homes (some say not closer than 1,300 feet); whether there will be stroboscopic flicker irritating homeowners from blades passing in front of the sun; whether there will be nighttime stroboscopic flicker from lights the Federal Aviation Administration may require on top of the turbines to warn airplanes of their location; whether there will be irritating noise or wind gusts or whether there will be airborne microbial contaminants blown from the waste water treatment facility into homes; whether the town should get a second opinion; and so forth.
None of these issues would even need to be raised by opponents if the turbines were to be located in an isolated area of town, far from homes. The problem is that the town of Dartmouth has no such location that it owns. It could acquire such a location by taking it by eminent domain, but the town does not want to take that route."
Check out the scientific studies being mentioned by frank1. When he says "check out the s-t today" he really means "read what my neighbor has to say". Now that's science you can really rely upon.
Build them.
Just as a matter of curiosity, are there no sites on the coastline? But, then, again, turbines higher than the Statue of Liberty (or even lower) would offend the residents of Round Hill, Mishaum Point, Salters Point, etc.
Someone on another post questioned what the issue was with North or South Dartmouth as a turbine location. Understand??
Seriously, though, why not by our shoreline? Aren't there turbines located on coastlines elsewhere? I'm sure there are.
Bill it's OBVIOUS that you and the rest of the SB are in favor of this project. Can I ask if it is coincidence that the turbine location is not near ANY of your homes? Nor the homes of the AEC members?
unfortunately the state wants to put turbines 20 miles off shore...and it is still becoming an issue of visual pleasure
To all members of the select board. I'd like to have Milton Street blocked for traffic between Potter Street/ Sharp Street, between the hours of 7:AM and 8:A.M. and 5:PM and 6:P.M. The number of cars, trucks, are unbearable. The traffic noise is too loud, mufflers roaring, fan belts winding. This location is used as the short cut for people who want to avoid the heavy traffic along Slocum Road.
the arguement for microbial fly aways is completely false. If microbials are going to be picked up by the turbines that would mean our employees are already in contact with it and should probably get hazard pay. they don't wear enough protective clothing when they enter the facility.
Neighbors search the Internet in a desperate attempt to kill the wind turbine project. They find ONE pediatrician who does a non-scientific "study" supporting their viewpoint. Then one of them sends a letter to the local newspaper citing that "study" and other rumors, but not one bit of data. Then one of the neighbors writes on this blog asking people to look at all of the "evidence" they found in the local paper.
Please try and pay attention: the siting of the turbine is important beacuse it should be nearby the demand for the electricity it produces. The turbines for Dartmouth will power primarily the wastewater treatment facility - the largest electricity user the town has by far. Locating the turbines miles from the demand would increase the cost of transmitting the power created to the demand source thus making the project financialy untenable. This has been explained many times and is the reason the turbines should not be located on the shoreline. Got it? Now build them.
There are other wind turbines in the U.S. the same size as those Dartmouth is proposing. And no, you won't get H1N1, swine flu, HIV, or anything from the plant nearby. As far as property value, did the people on Faunce Corner Rd get money from the town when the jail was built, the mall, the high school, the extended mall area, etc, etc, etc.
I don't think so........file an abatement if you feel your property needs one.
anyone who cites HIV as a airborne threat...probably FAILED sixth grade health class...HIV dies as soon as it contacts air.
Not real estate taxes, homeowners' insurance.
I really thought about my neighbors in this area of town who might be worried about a renewable energy source being built near their homes and how it may affect their property values. I have a simple thought. Do they think that the fact that they own homes near the town's waste water treatment plant affects their values?? If I were a prospective buyer I would be more worried about the waste treatment plant over a windmill...
Besides, when we build these it will create a buzz and interest of many people both locally and regionally who will want to move to a town who invests in it's energy future.
National Association of Realtors states there is little to no impact on property values due to wind turbines.
http://www.realtor.org/library/library/fg509
In response to this comment:
"Bill it's OBVIOUS that you and the rest of the SB are in favor of this project. Can I ask if it is coincidence that the turbine location is not near ANY of your homes? Nor the homes of the AEC members?"
Its public knowledge that Mr Larrivee (from the AEC) not only lives close to the proposed site but also has (2) turbines on his own property.
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