Falmouth Wind Turbine Mediation Executive Session 10/17/2016

See if your home is within 3000 feet from the Falmouth wind turbines.

The Falmouth Select Board Executive Session Wind Turbine Mediation Monday night 6:30 PM October 17 2016

http://www.falmouthmass.us/age...

The Cape Cod Commission approved a setback of 10 times the rotor diameter of any proposed turbine. The setbacks today would be around 3000 feet from residential homes

Falmouth Wind Turbine # 1 This study done before the installation of the first wind turbine points out 99 homes.

There is no study for Falmouth Wind Turbine # 2 - The town hid a noise warning letter for 5 years

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“The Town has previously been provided with the Octave Band Data / Sound performance for the V82 turbine. This shows that the turbine normally operates at 103.2dB but the manufacturer has also stated that it may produce up to 110dB under certain circumstances.”
August 3, 2010 Mr. Gerald Potamis
http://www.windaction.org/posts/41357-vestas-raises-concerns-about-turbine-noise-letter#.Ve9oyhFVikp

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Town of Falmouth Wind 1 study 99 homes : The addition of the second turbine increased the affected homes up to 200 residential locations :

6.1 Visual and Noise Impact

The potential visual and noise impacts of the proposed wind turbine are best considered in the context of where existing dwellings are located in relation to the turbine site.

A total of 99 residential properties are located within a half-mile radius of the turbine site.

All of these properties lie to the west and south of the site.

There are 68 properties located to the west of the turbine site.

All 68 properties are located on the west side of Route 28 (Rte. 28).

Rte. 28 therefore serves as a barrier between these 68 dwellings and the turbine site.

Approximately one third of the 68 dwellings are within 500 feet of Rte. 28, and all are within a quarter mile of Rte. 28.

The closest dwellings are approximately 1700 feet due west of the proposed turbine site.

Sixty-one of the 68 properties are located on one of the following residential streets: Ridgeview Drive; Ambleside Drive; Westmoreland Drive; and Brantwood Road.

Seven properties are located to the east of West Falmouth Highway.

There are 31 properties to the south of the turbine site.

A vast majority of these dwellings are located off of Blacksmith Shop Road, primarily on the south side of the road.

A few dwellings are located off of Durham Road and Durfee Drive.

The closest dwelling to the south of the proposed turbine site is approximately 1350 feet due south.

http://www.falmouthmass.us/energy/falmouth%20feasibility%20study_111505.pdf

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Falmouth, Massachusetts, wind turbine infrasound and low frequency noise measurements

Author: Ambrose, Stephen; Rand, Robert; and Krogh, Carmen

[Abstract]
Falmouth, Massachusetts has experienced non-predicted adverse acoustic and health impacts from an industrial wind turbine (IWT) sited close to neighbors.
The public response from this quiet rural area has been very vocal for a majority of homeowners living within 3000 feet.

Presented at Inter-Noise 2012, New York, N.Y., August 19-22
Stephen E. Ambrose, S.E. Ambrose & Associates, 15 Great Falls Road, Windham, ME 04062
Robert W. Rand, Rand Acoustics, 65 Mere Point Road, Brunswick, ME 04011
Carmen M. E. Krogh, 1183 Cormac Road, RR 4, Killaloe, Ontario, Canada K0J 2A0
Download original document: “Falmouth, Massachusetts, wind turbine infrasound and low frequency noise measurements”
https://docs.wind-watch.org/in12-ambrose-rand-krogh-falmouth.pdf