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Turbines too close says airport board
Charlie Tatham says it's inevitable that aircraft flying into Collingwood Regional Airport will collide with a wind turbine.
"You think a grade school kid would understand, you wouldn't put 50-storey buildings beside the bloody airport. It's so stupid," said the chair of the Collingwood Regional Airport Services Board. "They are going to smack into those turbines."
August 3, 2012
in Simcoe.com
COLLINGWOOD - Charlie Tatham says it's inevitable that aircraft flying into Collingwood Regional Airport will collide with a wind turbine.
"You think a grade school kid would understand, you wouldn't put 50-storey buildings beside the bloody airport. It's so stupid," said the chair of the Collingwood Regional Airport Services Board. "They are going to smack into those turbines."
The airport held a press conference on Thursday, outlining their concerns about the eight wind turbines proposed to be constructed near Stayner.
Tatham said at 500 feet, the turbines will not only be a safety... [continue via Web link]
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