by Chris Fell, Simcoe.com
Grey Highlands council is investigating the possibility of making the developers of industrial wind turbines pay a $20,000 bond to ensure that the turbines pass all necessary acoustic tests. Council at its regular meeting on Monday, March 26 voted in favour of a resolution asking municipal staff to investigate whether or not a performance bond can be mandated by the municipality to ensure that noise concerns about industrial turbines are dealt with. The resolution instructed staff to look into the possibility of charging a bond of $20,000 per turbine at the time a permit is issued to ensure that all acoustic testing is done as required. Read article
$20,000 is not enough.
Low frequency noise which is very harmful will travel many kilometers. Recent studies in Australia suggest 10 km set back is safe.
All things considered – economics, the fact wind energy is not green energy; these turbines should not be built. Period.
Stand your ground; wind farms destroy every aspect of one’s well being.
You can talk until the cows come home. Politicians don’t care, don’t listen . The people of Ontario continue to be ignored and harmed. This will not stop; to think differently would be foolish.
I am afraid civil disobedience will be what is necessary to stop the raping of Ontario.