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Falmouth Wind Turbine Documents Head To Library Forever

Former State Senate President Therese Murray : "I believe that industrial size wind turbines do not belong in residential neighborhoods "

Falmouth Wind Turbine Documents Being Filed At Massachusetts State Digital Library

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In May of 2012 former Select Board Member Mary Pat Flynn received notification Falmouth Wind I is breaking the Massachusetts Department of Protection Air Pollution Control Regulations, 310 CMR 7.00

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The exceeded noise letter is from Ken Kimmell formerly of BCK law and Mass DEP Commisioner

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection found that Falmouth’s “Wind 1” turbine exceeds the allowable noise level,

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Former Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) announced the finding that morning. She was quoted as saying:

“I’m glad that the results of DEP’s study will provide residents affected by Wind 1 with some relief. This is an issue that has divided the community,”

Murray also said in a statement. “I believe that industrial size wind turbines do not belong in residential neighborhoods, but we should not remove wind energy from the renewable energy mix in Massachusetts.”

Up to 200 residential home owners who live near the turbines and for more than seven years have complained of nausea, vertigo and other health problems.

http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/d...

Link to Massachusetts Library :

State Library of Massachusetts

http://masslib-dspace.longsigh...

Welcome to the State Library's electronic repository. This collection includes state documents that have either been digitized or created in electronic form. Documents are arranged in collections by agency name.
The State Library of Massachusetts has digitized volumes of the Acts and Resolves from 1692 to 2010 and the full-text of these laws is now available for searching and viewing on this site. Links to the Session laws after 2010 can be found on the
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https://malegislature.gov/Laws/Search?SearchTerms=&Page=&Refinements%5Blawslawtype%5D=53657373696f6e204c6177

Library File date Feb 17 2017

[Letter to Mary Pat Flynn regarding MassDEP Sound Sampling Study ...

http://masslib-dspace.longsight.com/handle/2452/625102

by MP Flynn - ‎2012
Feb 17, 2017 - [Letter to Mary Pat Flynn regarding MassDEP Sound Sampling Study-Falmouth Wind #1 ... Wind turbines > Massachusetts > Falmouth > Noise.

http://masslib-dspace.longsight.com/handle/2452/625102

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