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Falmouth Wind Turbine Litigation - What News Media Won't Report
Falmouth Wind I no longer operates- Falmouth Wind II only operates 6 days a week 12 hours a day only when the wind blows-
Falmouth Wind Turbine Legal Update 9 Cases No Court Trial Dates
On May 11, 2017 a notice was filed with the court to set aside a judgement in a recent jury trial and grant a new trial.
The Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals vs the Town of Falmouth litigation in Barnstable Superior Court is postponed
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The Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals Land Court case in Boston has been postponed
Seven other cases against the turbines have not had pretrial conferences or assignments
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Falmouth November 2016 Town Meeting approved under Article 18 another $260,000.00 more for wind turbine litigation preparation.
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center rewrote the Falmouth renewable energy contract for 1.8 million to help pay litigation fees and Falmouth Town Meeting has been approving up to $300,000.00 every six months for litigation
The Town of Falmouth has retained several large Beacon Hill law firms for all the litigation
Falmouth Wind I no longer operates- Falmouth Wind II only operates 6 days 12 hours a day when the wind blows over 6 mph.
The town still pays a maintenance contract on both wind turbines, parasitic electric power going into turbines and the debt payments on the loans.
The Falmouth wind turbines are a perfect example of Beacon Hill "Quid Pro Quo.' Falmouth local officials took one million dollars up front and failed due diligence on purpose knowing in advance the turbines were too loud. In exchange the state sold turbines to Falmouth that everyone in the state refused and could not be sold at auction.
The state had warned the turbines make two distinct types of noise one measured in decibels and the other human annoyance or what is called infra sound . The Vestas V 82 turbines generate 110 decibels of noise. These facts were known prior to construction in which KEMA Inc warned Special Permit 240-166 had to be filed to notify near by residents.
Falmouth taxpayers will continue taking a financial beating until further notice until the turbines are shut down.
