Neighbors in the Town of Ithaca will have to wait longer for wind power turbines in their yards.

The Town Board delayed a decision to allow residential wind energy facilities. At a public hearing last night, neighbors voiced their concern about noise from the windmills. Town Supervisor Herb Engman says, the law allows windmills to produce up to 10 decibels of noise, but standards suggest five to eight decibels. The town wanted to allow some flexibility to shop around. It costs $25,000 to $35,000 to install a windmill.
Right now, the zoning laws make residential wind power illegal. If they passed the law the town would use wind power.