The following article does not reference Milton. Milton has been seeking to erect a turbine on town owned land that abuts land leased to Granite Links golf course. Granite Links challenged construction of the turbine and a draft ruling from an arbitrator was in favor of the golf course. A final decision has not been released as of 1/4.
from The Boston Globe
Doreen Reilly said her family can’t sleep at night because the wind turbine less than 1,000 feet away sounds like a “jet liner hovering” over her Kingston home. During the day, Reilly said, she gets headaches because the spinning blades from the 400-foot-tall structure cause sunlight to flash like “a strobe light” throughout her home. (Read the full story here.)
“Milton has been seeking to erect a turbine on town owned land that is leased to Granite Links golf course.” Are you sure? I thought the location was adjacent to Quarry Hills on town owned land “not” leased to Quarry Hills.
Mr. Breen – That is my understanding but I will confirm that and post a response with an update. Thank for the comment.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this post incorrectly stated that the turbine was being built on land owned by the town and leased to Quarry Hills. The land is not part of the lease. The Town Planner also confirmed that a final decision from the arbitrator has not yet been released.
I support renewable energy, including wind turbines. However, even the industry insiders believe that such “health issues” could be avoided if the industry took more seriously the need for correct siting to mitigate sensitivity to unwanted visual and auditory stimuli. When my neighbors slam their house and car doors every morning at dawn, it wakes me up against my will. I understand why one would not want a constant thrumming sound all night. I am sure there is a NIMBY thing in effect here, but turbine siting is a serious issue and must be responsibly addressed, or the whole industry will suffer, along with our environment.
I believe the siting of the proposed Milton wind turbine was carefully and appropriately done with due consideration of all neighbors, including the golf course.
It seemed to me that the Town Planner put considerable time and effort into mitigating any negative impact to abutters. There was/is a considerable buffer between the wind turbine and neighboring homes….it is unfortunate that the whole project is at risk due to a few individuals at Granite Links…..