Falmouth "IF Needed" Executive Board Meeting 12/4/2017

The Town of Falmouth as of Sunday, December 3, 2017, has posted a legal notice for its Executive Board Meeting Monday, December 4, 2017,..... with a caveat : ( if needed )

6:00 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION (if needed)

EXECUTIVE SESSION (if needed) 1. M.G.L. c.30A s.21(a)(3) – Discuss resolution of all turbine litigation.

http://www.falmouthmass.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12042017-10084

Many of these 3 day notices have undergone revisions the day before or day of the meetings

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On July 10, 2017, Falmouth Select Board Chair Susan Moran said this about the wind turbines:“It's time to put the matter behind us and move forward.”

The Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals determined the wind turbines are a nuisance. The Massachusetts Superior Court in June of 2017 agreed the turbines are a nuisance.

Among the chief powers of the Select Board is the power of Appointment. There are many boards, committees, and commissions to which members are appointed by the Board of Selectmen

The Board shall also have the power to appoint ad hoc committees and to set the limits for the scope of their responsibilities and the terms of their existence.

As of December 1, 2017, the Falmouth Select Board has not appointed a committee to take down the wind turbines.

The Town of Falmouth hid a 2010 noise warning from the manufacturer of the wind turbines they generate 110 decibels of noise. A 2005 map from KEMA Inc shows these type turbines generate up to 60 decibels of noise on Blacksmith Shop Road.

After the Town of Falmouth released the letter from a FOIA, Freedom of Information Request, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center in an April 2013 memo to the town admitted acoustic noise mistakes in the original preliminary noise tests

In addition, the Project Regulatory Agreement ("PRA") and the Loan Agreement associated with the funding of Wind 11 has never been made public. The Town of Falmouth through an agreement brokered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection agreed to borrow money at a low interest rate for the building of Falmouth Wind II.

The Project Regulatory Agreement ("PRA") is a power production agreement that is known by all those state and local officials ignored the safety and health of citizens putting power production and finances ahead of the public safety.

The Project Regulatory Agreement ("PRA") forced the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to ignore 67 noise complaints made to the Falmouth Board of Health over wind turbine noise.