But plans by city of Grand Rapids officials to build two 300-foot-tall wind turbines within view of his family's cottage is not environmentally friendly in his book.

"I don't have air conditioning and I sleep with the window open during the summer," said Schantz, whose family has owned their cottage since his grandmother had it built in 1929.

"At night, when there's a prevailing wind from the east, I'm going to hear ‘wuh, wuh, wuh' all night long," he said.

Schantz and many of his lakefront neighbors plan to attend an informational meeting Monday night to voice concerns to Grand Haven Township officials considering an ordinance change to allow large electricity-generating wind turbines.

Grand Rapids officials have a $15 million proposal to build the turbines on 79 acres it owns next to the city's... [continue via Web link]