Health & Fitness
A Town's Penance
When facts are supported by evidence, they are not matters of belief or opinion. They are simply facts.
It’s no secret there are numerous beliefs and opinions surrounding the Falmouth wind turbine debate. Similarly, there are many facts central to the debate as well. A large portion of those facts were cause for Falmouth's spring Town Meeting 2013 approval of a new wind turbine bylaw. That bylaw revision reduced the size of wind turbines allowed and restricted audible noise level limits.
Yet, facts used to craft the new bylaw, coupled with new facts uncovered since last spring, seemingly are the curse of the town's current affairs with it’s existing industrial turbines. The town’s twin towers have come to symbolize Falmouth’s wind crucible, akin to the metaphoric albatross hung about the town’s neck.
With so many facts pointing to a failed project, why does the town insist on carrying this "Albatross" as penance? 2014 April Town Meeting members will be asked to appropriate close to $475K toward wind project deficit and wind reserves account.
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Isn't it time Falmouth uses facts to guide the community toward reunification and its long awaited absolution on the matter?
