Falmouth Wind Turbine ZBA Hearing 03/05/16 CATV 9 AM

Massachusetts

Falmouth must establish by direct facts, not speculative presumption, that there shall be no adverse impacts on the neighborhood from Wind 1

Falmouth, Massachusetts USA March 5, 2016

Falmouth Massachusetts USA
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March 5, 2015 Saturday-- ZBA hearing live on local cable government TV

9:00 AM Zoning Board of Appeals LIVE

Lat/Long: 41°33'N / 70°36'W
Wind Turbine Documents

http://www.scribd.com/doc/302178718/Neighbors-Proposed-Findings

Town of Falmouth must establish by direct facts, not speculative presumption, that there shall be no adverse impacts on the neighborhood from Wind 1.

Falmouth Wind Turbine Fight Documents Made Public Cape Cod Times

http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20160304/key-documents-from-fight-over-wind-turbines-in-falmouth ...

Key documents from the fight over wind turbines in Falmouth

Falmouth turbine zoning decision looms large--recent story CCT

https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2016/03/04/falmouth-turbine-zoning-decision-looms-large/

Credit: Sean F. Driscoll | Cape Cod Times |www.capecodtimes.com~~FALMOUTH —

A six-year battle over the town’s wind turbines faces a critical turning point Saturday when the Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals will deliberate a special-permit application to keep one of the devices operational.

The board has scheduled a public meeting to deliberate the application and is expected to vote on it, although a delay is possible. But whenever the board’s decision comes, whether it marks the beginning of the end for the fight or simply sparks another round of litigation remains to be seen.

“I think it’s likely that depending on what the decision is there could be appeals,” said Doug Jones, chairman of the Board of Selectmen. “It’s not like this is the answer. Certainly that would be wonderful if that were the case.”

The turbine, known as Wind 1, has been shut down since September under a cease-and-desist order issued by the ZBA. The state’s Appeals Court ruled in 2015 that the machine, which helps power the treatment plant, should have received a permit before it was constructed.

Building Commissioner Eladio Gore had ruled that since the turbines are owned by the town and were installed on town land, zoning laws didn’t apply.

The permit application was filed in July but the first hearing wasn’t held until October, and it has taken more than four months and a half dozen meetings to review nearly every conceivable detail on the turbine’s operation.

The zoning board has no shortage of materials to consider: five volumes that, stacked together, measure about 2 feet tall and contain studies, health records and correspondence letters dating back to the very conception of the turbines’ installation.

[rest of article available at source] :http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20160303/falmouth-turbine-zoning-decision-looms-large

Source: Sean F. Driscoll | Cape Cod Times |www.capecodtimes.com