Have your driven up US-127 to the north through Gratiot County?
If you have you can’t miss the landscape of countless windmills.
As we move at breakneck speed to implement an energy alternative around the country that is inefficient and cost prohibitive. Other countries are abandoning the technology because of the cost to the consumers, so why do we continue to still move in that direction.
Clinton County is about to have it’s own windmill farm if it is approved. The county commissioners have already opened the door for the windmills and the paperwork has been put in place to move ahead with the project.
There will be a open house on the proposed wind farm on Thursday, July 12, 2012 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on a 40-turbine Fowler Farms wind project at:
Fountain Hall
4041 South U.S. Highway 27
St. Johns, MI 48879
Forest Hills Energy has applied for a permit for 40 turbines in Clinton County. The open house will provide ample information on the project and an opportunity to answer questions from the community.
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Regardless of where you stand on the issue make your voice heard.
I assume you know where I stand on the issue from the comments I have made. I WILL NOT be able to attend because I will be at another meeting in Clare at that same time.
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For a website outlining some of the issues regarding the proposed wind farm click on the following link:
http://www.clintoncountywindwatch.org/index.php/fowler_wind_industrial_zone/
I wonder how loud this will
I wonder how loud this will be. We only live a couple of miles from there. What energy source are they going to replace? Is this for their farm, only!!!?? What if they put it in and it is really loud, what recource do we asd neighbors have?
I’m working with Forest Hill
I’m working with Forest Hill Energy on the Fowler Farms project, and would like to respectfully offer a few comments:
First, there is no “breakneck speed” involved in the rollout of wind power as a source of energy. For instance, Clinton County’s planning officials have been working for more than two years to develop an appropriate ordinance to regulate wind turbines. The planning commission has worked diligently and developed one of the more stringent ordinances in the state, one that protects the health and safety of the community while allowing wind projects to move forward.
Second, the fact is that new wind power is costing less for utilities to bring online than new coal plants, according to the Michigan Public Service Commission. Power from a new coal plant would cost $133/megawatt. The utilities today are purchasing power from wind projects for under $70/megawatt.
Other nations are not abandoning wind power. In fact, they continue to add to it, recognizing that it is part of a responsible mix of power sources for their economies. The World Wind Energy Association, in its report for 2011, notes that:
• The worldwide wind capacity reached 237,016 Megawatt, out of which 40,053 Megawatt were added in 2011, more than ever before.
• Altogether, 96 countries and regions have been identified worldwide to use wind power for electricity generation.
• Wind power showed a growth rate of 20.3 %.
Here is a web site with more detailed information: http://www.wwindea.org/home/index.php
This project is an important investment in the county, putting into the hands of county residents millions of dollars, creating construction jobs and adding about $8.9 million in property taxes over the next 20 years. This will allow local schools, townships and the county to either invest in projects desired by county residents, or to lower property taxes on residents.
The Republican Party supports property rights, free markets and less regulation. Forest Hill Energy supports those same principles: The right of property owners to determine what to do with their land to maximize its value, the ability of power purchasers to choose the power they wish to buy – particularly when one is less expensive and creates less pollution – and fair regulation that does not prohibit economic development. I hope you would support this wind energy project in Clinton County, so the county can benefit, as are other communities around the state.
David Waymire
Martin Waymire Advocacy Communications
Try living with a dozen in
Try living with a dozen in your back yard Dave, take this *#^@ somewhere else.... The greedy decisions of few will affect many
If the wind farms truly
If the wind farms truly reflected the property owners' rights, each turbine would be placed in the backyard of the property owner who supports this. From the map, most of the turbines are placed in neighbors' backyards. That just does not seem fair, period.
Perhaps the "property owners"
Perhaps the "property owners" should invest their OWN money in these costly ventures. Stop using your neighbors and friends tax dollars. Cronyism - who is REALLY benefitting? Greed, pure and simple.
really!!! i've seen these
really!!! i've seen these turbines and they are monsters. Let alone they are noisy as hell. And really , how much are these people
getting paid to have these wind turbines put on their land. i've been doing alot of reading, and yet have i seen how much they are paying these people to have these turbines on their land. For the peole that want them, use their own money to have one put in their own back yard, let aloone , what about the wildlife ? You really think their going to stick around to listen to those noisey things ? And from what i've read , Clinton County is not putting no restrictions on the noise levels.
GREAT JOB CLINTON COUNTY SCREW YOUR PEOPLE SOME MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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