Falmouth Wind Turbine Global Settlement Started November 7, 2013

The term "global settlement " was first used on November 7, 2013. Representatives of the Town of Falmouth made agreements in court and renegaded one week later

The general public is unaware the "Global Settlement Process" has been going on for years.

Falmouth taxpayers have been paying up to $300,000.00 every six months for litigation over the wind turbines. The turbines are a health and financial fiasco.

In 2012 the Consensus Building Institute (CBI) held negotiations for one year with the wind turbine victims and town officials who were less than truthful. At what point do you call the omission of documents during negotiations a lie ?

The purpose of the Falmouth Wind Turbine Option Analysis Process (WTOP) was to engage in an open, transparent, and collaborative exploration of the range of options for the long-term future of the Town’s two Wind Turbines – Wind I and Wind II.

The Town of Falmouth during the 2012 negotiations never posted or made public the Vestas August 2010 wind turbine noise letter. The town had known during the entire negotiations the turbines were too loud. The letter warned the turbines operate at 110 decibels

The Consensus Building Institute CBI was paid just under $139,000.00, for an assessment; designing and convening the process; preparing for, traveling to, facilitating and documenting 24 meetings (including all expenses); and writing and revising a final report, over the course of 13 months.

The Town of Falmouth had been in possesion of the August 2010 Vestas noise warning letter the entire time.

Over the course of one year the Falmouth Wind Turbine Option Analysis Process (WTOP) meetings were video taped and shown on local Falmouth Community Television so the public would have equal access to the process.

What the Falmouth public does not know is the September 12, 2012 video tape meeting was never shown on Falmouth Community TV. The 9/12/2012 meeting was taped by an individual listed on the Massachusetts Clean Energy contractors list. The video made reference to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds used to build Falmouth Wind II.

The public has never been informed that the video is missing and never shown on Falmouth CATV.

The video made reference to the true costs of the turbines. Why hide the costs and financing of the turbines ?

On November 7 of 2013 Town counsel Frank K. Duffy and former select board member Rebecca Moffitt, representing the town, came to an agreement in Barnstable Superior Court . Barnstable Superior Court Judge Christopher J. Muse was the judge in the case. This was called the beginning stages of a "global settlement." One week later the Board of Selectmen disregarded the agreement.

Questions remain today :

Why did the town hide the August 2010 Vestas noise warning letter during the Falmouth Wind Turbine Option Analysis Process ?

Who paid the $139,000.00 for the Falmouth Wind Turbine Option Analysis Process ?

What is the liability of the individual or individuals that hid the noise warning during the negotiation process associated with the $139,000.00 fees associated with the failed process ?

When will the Consensus Building Institute CBI or the Town of Falmouth tell the public the September 12, 2012 video is lost and has never been shown on Falmouth Community TV . Leaving out the tape or " losing " the tape edits all the other tapes seen by the public.

Finally how did Town counsel Frank K. Duffy and former select board member Rebecca Moffitt, representing the town, come to an agreement in Barnstable Superior Court on November 7, 2013. Were they acting on their own ?

What do you think as a taxpayer of the actions of the Town of Falmouth over the past six years ?

Typically, the lies you will hear during a negotiation are lies of omission.

The only problem is the taxpayers are paying the bills not the people who omit the documentation.