Falmouth Wind Turbines November 14 - 18

Donald Trump is Against Renewable Energy Because Wind Turbines "Kill Eagles"

"You look at these horrible wind mills that are destroying every environment; they're destroying areas, they're destroying neighborhoods; they're killing all the birds; the windmills are the worst of all. And we're backing all of this garbage that doesn't work and it's really destructive.
President-Elect Donald Trump
April 5, 2013

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November 14 , Monday the Falmouth Select Board will meet in executive session at Falmouth High School at 6:15 PM to discus the Funfar wind turbine litigation

November 14, Monday the Town of Falmouth will hold its Annual Town Meeting at 7 PM at the high school.

Falmouth Wind Turbines Land Court Case is Thursday November 17, 2016 at 10 AM expert disclosures are due.

The town in July has made the decision to call its insurance company, Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association, to make a claim over the wind turbines.

The MIIA has never paid a wind turbine claim. The MIIA warns of towns needing additional insurance coverage for commercial wind turbines and due diligence. The Town of Falmouth hid noise warning letters, maps and in general had full knowledge of the risk involved in placing wind turbines generating 110 decibels of noise near residential locations

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 over the wind turbines . The Falmouth select board reneged on that agreement one week later.

The purpose of the Falmouth 2012 Wind Turbine Option Analysis Process (WTOP) was to engage in an open, transparent, and collaborative exploration with up to 200 residential home owners around the wind turbines.The meetings lasted one year at a cost of $136,00.00.The town ignored the CBI-WTOP process by hiding documents from the process

There is no longer a question of guilt but a question of how to apologize for six years of a noise described as torture from the wind turbines to up to 200 residential home owners

The Town of Falmouth hid the following letter from the public

"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. "

The letter warning the town in 2010 :
In the following letter Vestas wind company reiterates in writing that the Town of Falmouth had been previously warned the turbine generates up to 110 decibels

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August 3, 2010
Mr. Gerald Potamis
WasteWater Superintendent
Town of Falmouth Public Works
59 Town Hall Square
Falmouth, MA 02540

RE: Falmouth WWTF Wind Energy Facility II “Wind II”, Falmouth, MA
Contract No. #3297

Dear Mr. Potamis,

Due to the sound concerns regarding the first wind turbine installed at the wastewater treatment facility, the manufacturer of the turbines, Vestas, is keen for the Town of Falmouth to understand the possible noise and other risks associated with the installation of the second wind turbine.

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. These measurements are based on IEC standards for sound measurement which is calculated at a height of 10m above of the base of the turbine.

We understand that a sound study is being performed to determine what, if any, Impacts the second turbine will have to the nearest residences. Please be advised that should noise concerns arise with this turbine, the only option to mitigate normal operating sound from the V82 is to shut down the machine at certain wind speeds and directions. Naturally this would detrimentally affect power production.

The manufacturer also needs confirmation that the Town of Falmouth understands they are fully responsible for the site selection of the turbine and bear all responsibilities to address any mitigation needs of the neighbors.

Finally, the manufacturer has raised the possibility of ice throw concerns. Since Route 28 is relatively close to the turbine, precautions should be taken in weather that may cause icing.
To date on this project we have been unable to move forward with signing the contract with Vestas. The inability to release the turbine for shipment to the project site has caused significant [SIC] delays in our project schedule. In order to move forward the manufacturer requires your understanding and acknowledgement of these risks. We kindly request for this acknowledgement to be sent to us by August 4, 2010, as we have scheduled a coordination meeting with Vestas to discuss the project schedule and steps forward for completion of the project.

Please sign in the space provided below to indicate your understanding and acknowledgement of this letter. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.

Sincerely,
(Bruce Mabbott’s signature)
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Bruce Mabbott Gerald Potamis
Project Manager Town of Falmouth
CC: Sumul Shah, Lumus Construction, Inc.
(Town of Falmouth’s Wind-1 and Wind-2 Construction contractor)
Stephen Wiehe, Weston & Sampson
(Town of Falmouth’s contract engineers)

Brian Hopkins, Vestas
(Wind-1, Wind-2’s turbine manufacturer, and also Webb/NOTUS turbine)