Falmouth Wind Turbine Victims Require Litigation Reimbursement

Town of Falmouth: "GUILTY"

Falmouth Select Board Member Sam Patterson,1/24/19 Boston Globe news article on wind turbines: Patterson"acknowledged that town officials made mistakes, particularly in failing to comply with zoning requirements."

State of Massachusetts: "GUILTY"

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker testified to Congress on 2/6/19 to the House Natural Resources Committee about Climate Change. Governor Baker was asked about the Falmouth wind turbine health issues over noise, shadow flicker and wasted ten million dollars. Baker admitted they "screwed up."

Wind Industry: "GUILTY"

INTO the WIND the AWEG, American Wind Energy Association, blog site 2/7/19 stated: "The Town of Falmouth installed two turbines to power its waste water treatment plant nearly a decade ago. But these were not built following the normal process. The town constructed them without correctly doing its homework on local zoning requirements. It also chose to perform important components of the project’s development itself rather than using professional wind developers."

The Town of Falmouth between 2010 and 2012 constructed two Vestas V-82 type 1.65 Megawatt wind turbines each generating 110 decibels each as loud as a rock and roll band playing 24/7.

The Massachusetts courts shut down the turbines in June of 2017 as they are a nuisance.

At the Falmouth Board of Health Department Meeting Minutes for 06-11-2012 shows 63 people/ respondents spoke. Of those 47 people reported health effects from the turbines. 41, or about 85% reported sleep disturbance, 25 reported stress, 21 reported mental health problems, 2 reported suicide attempt or ideation.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, as well as the local board of health, took no action to protect health.

The resident homeowners living around the commercial industrial wind turbines were left to fend for themselves hiring attorneys while state and town officials attempted to outspend them in court to keep the turbines operational.

Falmouth resident Barry Funfar a Marine Vietnam veteran who flew over 100 missions on Huey helicopters enjoyed his garden until the wind turbines started operation. Diane and Barry Funfar had to remortgage their home three times to cover the cost of their attorneys during 8 years of court hearings. They were awarded $75,000.00 in an insurance settlement a far cry from their entire life savings and years of mortgage payments.

Betsy and Neil Andersen, according to news reports spent near $100,000, including legal fees, appraisal fees and witness fees defending their health and property.

A Falmouth woman who spent years living in her basement away from the noise and spending money on lawyers had to give up and sell her home.

There are up to 200 residential homes around the Falmouth wind turbines in which residents reported sleep disturbance, high blood pressure, headaches, tinnitus, dizziness, nausea, a rapid heart rate, and panic attacks.

In October of 2018 - The World Health Organization released Environmental Noise Guidelines for wind turbines.

The American Dream doesn't exist anymore, for the residents who had their health, property rights and financial well being taken away by the monster wind turbines.

The American dream is the belief that everyone in the US has the chance to be successful and happy if they work hard.The question for Massachusetts and the Town of Falmouth is, can the dream be restored for the residents around the wind turbines?

The American Dream is an implied contract that says if you play by the rules, you'll move ahead.

The state of Massachusetts and Town of Falmouth along with the semi-quasi state agencies need to step up to the plate and reimburse the litigation expenses caused by them on the homeowners around the turbines.

After all town and state officials waited well after the insignificant insurance settlements to admit as Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker told Congress the other day: "we screwed up."

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Admits Falmouth Wind Turbine Health & Property Fiasco -VIDEO 2/6/219
CLICK LINK TO WATCH VIDEO Washington DC Gov Charlie Baker - "We Screwed UP"

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