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Berkshire East turbine will have to please state Historical Commission
Saying that a 331-foot-tall wind turbine at the Berkshire East Ski Resort will be seen from several places on Main Street's village historic district, the Massachusetts Historical Commission wants consultants to either shorten the turbine, move it to a different location, or find other ways to ''mitigate the adverse effect'' of its visibility.
January 23, 2010
by Diane Broncaccio
in The Recorder
CHARLEMONT -- Saying that a 331-foot-tall wind turbine at the Berkshire East Ski Resort will be seen from several places on Main Street's village historic district, the Massachusetts Historical Commission wants consultants to either shorten the turbine, move it to a different location, or find other ways to ''mitigate the adverse effect'' of its visibility.
''The proposed turbine would diminish the feeling and setting of the Charlemont Village Historic District through the introduction of visual elements that are out of character with, and alter the setting of, the historic district,'' states a letter from Brona Simon, a state historic preservation... [continue via Web link]
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