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Wind turbines debated
When Joseph Betz of Cape Carteret bought property near Bogue Field, he moved into his home expecting to hear the sound of military aircraft flying overhead.
That was his choice.
But Betz said the Golden Wind Farm project proposed for a community in Down East Carteret County would be an imposition for which residents haven't asked.
"For the people down there, it is not an existing condition," he said. ...Betz said the proposed plans by Nelson and Dianna Paul of Raleigh could put turbines of 350 feet or more, which he described as "monstrous," in the middle of the community.
"This is not a couple of hundred-foot windmills; these are massive structures," he said.
May 30, 2008
by Jannette Pippin
in JD News
When Joseph Betz of Cape Carteret bought property near Bogue Field, he moved into his home expecting to hear the sound of military aircraft flying overhead.
That was his choice.
But Betz said the Golden Wind Farm project proposed for a community in Down East Carteret County would be an imposition for which residents haven't asked.
"For the people down there, it is not an existing condition," he said.
Betz was one of the speakers at a Wednesday night community meeting held by the Carteret County Planning Commission to get residents' input on a tall-structures ordinance under development that will regulate structures such... [continue via Web link]
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