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Falmouth Apply To ZBA Special Permit Illegal Wind Turbine

Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals Already Ruled Falmouth Wind 1 Is A Nuisance

Falmouth To Apply For Special Permit To the Zoning Board Of Appeals For Illegal Wind Turbine.

Today at the 3 PM the Falmouth Select Board meeting they made announcements about the money owed in bonds on the Falmouth Wind 1 turbine and a financial hardship.

Never once during the meeting was the health and well being of the victims ever discussed.

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The members of the Falmouth Select Board should hang their heads in shame.

Doug Jones, Chairman
Susan L. Moran, Vice Chairman
Mary Pat Flynn
Rebecca Moffitt
Samuel H. Patterson

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The Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals Has Already Ruled Falmouth Wind 1 Is A Nuisance !

The Town of Falmouth has received notice of a decision by the Supreme Judicial Court to deny the Town’s recent application for Further Appellate Review in the Appeals Court determination that the Town must secure a special permit from its Board of Appeals to operate its wind turbines.


The Falmouth Wind 1 commercial wind turbine was illegally installed.


Falmouth is going to attempt to get a Special Permit under the new bylaw. The issue here is Falmouth Wind 1 was illegally installed and the new bylaw only allows lawfully wind turbines in existence as of the new bylaw. The ZBA has already ruled the turbine a nuisance


On June 18, 2015 the wind turbine victims are going to ask for a Cease and Desist order from Barnstable Superior Court

http://ecode360.com/9076030            Any wind turbine lawfully in existence 
New Bylaw 240-166


Exceptions. Any provisions or requirements of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding:(1) Any WES lawfully in existence as of the effective date of this article shall be considered conforming and may apply for a special permit under this article to alter, modify, re-locate, or otherwise make improvements consistent with Article XXXIV (34).



WES - Wind Energy System - Falmouth Wind 1 commercial megawatt turbine

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