Shelburne Wind
Welcome to Shelburne Wind
A Source of Information About Industrial Wind Turbines In Shelburne and Western Massachusetts
The Planning Board met with a consultant for its first review of a draft wind-turbine bylaw that may reach annual town meeting voters this spring.
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Shelburne Industrial Wind Ban Upheld
SHELBURNE — The attorney general has OK’d the town’s one-year moratorium on windmills and a zoning ban of commercial electric generating windmills,” while allowing smaller-scale turbines for h
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Shelburne, MA- AG letter-wind byaws.pdf
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Shelburne Town Meeting Warrant.doc
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"The mountains and wild places of Scotland are a national asset beyond price, yet they risk being irrevocably damaged by commercial wind farm developments.
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Governor Patrick Celebrates Hoosac Wind - Met By Protesters 12-3-12
Protesters are on hand to help educate our public officials.
"Lloyd Crawford, of Hawley, is concerned with the new wind turbines not addressing the state's current energy problems."This project produces one 1,000th of the electricity used in
Massachusetts,"he said. "Power demand is expected to grow one percent per year for the next
decade. We'd have to put up a project like this once every 5 weeks for the next 10 years just to keep up with demand." (North Adams Transcript)
Michael Fairneny of Florida and Malcolm Donald of Falmouth wait for their meeting with the Governor while State wind turbine proponents admire the view.
“I feel like my whole world is going to turn to crap,” said Farineny, who has lived in his home for 28 years.“We were told we would never even see these things, and now I’m afraid we’re going to hear them.” (Gazettenet.com)
http://www.gazettenet.com/news/environment/3161050-95/project-wind-farineny-noise
http://www.iberkshires.com/story/42771/Gov.-Patrick-Celebrates-Completion-Of-Hoosac-Wind-Project.html
http://www.wamc.org/post/massachusetts-gov-sees-opening-berkshire-wind-farm-0
http://www.thetranscript.com/ci_22119239/residents-express-concerns-over-wind-turbines
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/berkshire/wind-farm-project-to-power-10000-homes?ref=scroller&categoryId=20000&status=true
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/berkshire/controversy-surrounds-upcoming-opening-of-hoosac-wind-farm
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/12/03/mass-gov-celebrates-wind-energy-farm/2NPOOYM9WQtxRAW9jAiGaP/story.html
News from New York and Vermont
Lowell wind: Neighbors complain of ‘unbearable’ noise over weekend Robin Smith, Staff Writer | The Caledonian Record | 11/8/2012
watch.org/news/2012/11/08/lowell-wind-neighbors-complain-of-unbearable-noise-over-weekend/
The Lowell Mountain went online recently. Noise is being reported at 61/2 miles away.
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Iberdrola is also the owner of the Hoosac Wind Project in Florida, MA
Residents sue Iberdrola and affiliates i[...]
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Dozens of neighbors of a $200 million wind farm sued the companies behind it, claiming noise and lights give them migraines, make them nervous and keep them up at night.
Iberdrola Wind Suit Complaint 10-22-12(1[...]
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Shelburne Wind Developer Returns Before the Town Votes on a Ban or Moratorium
SHELBURNE FALLS — Last week’s unexpected special permit application for a wind farm has left town officials in a quandary over whether a new, four-turbine facility proposed for Mount Massaemet cou
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This permit was submitted to the Zoning Board of Appeals one day before the Shelburne Planning Board decided to bring a wind moratorium before the town for a vote.
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SHELBURNE — Selectmen have placed on the annual town meeting agenda the Planning Board’s call for a year-long moratorium on all windmills, while the planners develop a zoning bylaw for siting wind
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Shelburne Wind Developer Attempts to Maneuver Around Town Meeting Bylaw Change Process
The wind farm proponents pulled a pre-emptive legal maneuver Monday, when they filed subdivision plans for the land where the four 328-foot tall windmills would be located.
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The Planning Board Wednesday night rejected a subdivision application for the Mount Massaemet Windfarm — an action that could keep the four-turbine electricity generating facility from going forward
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Residents voted down the idea of using paper ballots, and a
two-thirds vote was required for each proposed bylaw change.
They voted 229-46 in favor of an article allowing small wind
turbines for “on-premises use” and voted 196-57 in favor of a definition for
small turbines for home, farm or business use. The vote on excluding commercial
wind turbines passed by 195-57.
Everyone voted in favor of the moratorium, which was adopted
after midnight.
Michael Parry said it’s too early to know what the next
steps will be. “We’re certainly happy that the town sent a clear message about
(commercial) wind,” he said. “Mr. Field has said repeatedly he wanted to know
what the town thinks. The message couldn’t have been any clearer.”
SHELBURNE FALLS — A day before a public hearing on a bylaw proposal that would ban commercial wind farms in Shelburne, a dozen supporters of that proposal gathered on the Buckland side of the Bridge
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SHELBURNE — A lawyer for Shelburne residents who want to ban commercial windmills says their proposal could be viewed as a way to block a Mount Massaemet wind farm plan while the town considers less
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WIND BYLAW NEWS FOR WEST COUNTY
Two Franklin County hilltowns are considering moratoriums on windmill proposals to buy time to adopt specific bylaws governing them.
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Environmental group in Vermont appealing OK on turbines
SEARSBURG, Vt. — An environmental group is appealing a decision by the U.S. Forest Service that would allow the construction of 15 wind turbines in the southern Vermont towns of Searsburg and Readsb
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