Dixfield residents air views on wind ordinance.
Dixfield residents air views on wind ordinance
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/river-valley/2012/05/10/dixfield-res...
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Comment by Norman Mitchell on May 10, 2012 at 10:23pm
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didn't I hear Skibitsky say we would get 4000 in revenue from each turbine ?? if that's so It is about the same the taxes on good home so why ruin the town for this !!!! is this meeting on the public access channel ?? we cant get that here in East Dixfield wish I could see what goes on in my own town !! all they want from us is our taxes we have no representation !! are any of the selectmen from this town ?? I mean natives if they were they might know what the mountains what this town means to us, to know your kids went to school from the same driveway as their grandfather walked and played in the same woods and fields as their great grandfather , sat by that same brook ,on that same rock as your great great grandfather to be on that same piece of land for 7 generations , to know your family has lived with in 5 miles of where you now live since the 1780's on one side and since the 1790's on the other to be of the 10 generation in your town it cant be expressed !!! to have deep roots to be home to be a brother to it all , to know your kids will be here like always to wonder what they will have !! It's so sad brings a tear to my eye
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Comment by Dan McKay on May 10, 2012 at 6:19pm
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Thank you Hart, Freemont, Alice, Norm, Monique and all the concerned citizens who attended this hearing. After two years of hearing the selectboard questioning Freemont and I about whether people really existed that were against turbines in Dixfield, this board was given a " in your face" reception to their proposed ordinance prepared with secret collusion with the wind developer's desires.
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Comment by Hart Daley on May 10, 2012 at 1:39pm
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Freemont. Interestingly enough I rec'd a call this morning at my house for a gentleman who stated he would throw $3000 or $4000 toward an attorney and he knew several other friends of his that would do the same. I told him to hold off until we got to that point. But at least we know there are people who would be willing to assist financially if need be.
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Comment by freemont tibbetts on May 10, 2012 at 12:02pm
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Hart, When the Selectmen all tell us all at the meeting last night why they all like the wind turbines I say it is time to get a lawyer. I do think we now can get the $$$$$$$$$$ we need to have one. Swing up and see me or give me a call and we will go from their . Freemont.
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Dixfield residents were limited to 5 minutes for speaking opportunities, which I understand due to time constraints, however more information should have been aired.
TM Skibitsky kept refering to a $60 Million dollar project, however Tom Carroll of Patriot Renewable told me that they were proposing a $40 million dollar / 20 (mw) project which would be in the form of (10) 2 mw turbines or (8) 2.5 mw turbines.
Patriot Renewable and the ordinance assure safety in close proximity to the proposed turbines, yet Patriot Renewable's MET test tower "fell apart" to the forest floor recently and has been removed!
Norinne Clark; Selectmen stated she wanted the industrial wind facility because it is "clean and green" basically quoting what she has been told by the wind company because if true research was done she would realize the "real" environmental negative impact, the fact that CO2 levels WILL NOT be reduced, the fact that wind energy is the most expensive and least efficient form of energy and that wind energy due to it's intermittence and unreliability, RELIES HEAVILY on fossil fuel back up...just to name a few.
Norinne Clark also told the audience there would be NO RESTRICTED ACCESS, however Tom Carroll; Patriot Renewable stated there would be restricted access to the road and at least 50 feet on either side of the road. At the meeting Tom Carroll stated due to OSHA regulations there would be "some" restricted access.
In all fairness, NO APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR DIXFIELD AT THIS TIME, so they can not give specifics as to exactly where the proposed turbines would be placed.
What the town would receive in regards to financial benefit, or tax base stabilization, or clarification of whether or not to accept a TIF, or how our electric rates would be effected were all left "UNCLEAR and UNRESOLVED"
There was barely any discussion about the destruction that would be caused by the creation of transmission lines, another tax payer funded costly venture.
There will be a reduction in property values for people living within (2) miles of any proposed or constructed industrial wind project. Simply stated if you want to buy an old historic farmhouse (mine) with a wilderness setting, would you buy one sitting in a wide open field with beautiful mountain views OR would you buy one sitting in a wide open field overshadowed by industrial wind turbines? Please let's be realistic!
By the way, no FREE electricity and (1 or 2) IF ANY permanent jobs attached to this proposal.
I couldn't get all of this information in within the allotted (5) minutes.
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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT
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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/
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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law
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"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."
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