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Wind farm splits rural community
The letter, signed by 11 people from the Bodangora Wind Turbine Awareness Group, was sent to farmers who have put up their hand to host the turbines on their land. It raises concerns over property devaluation, potential health impacts, "shadow flicker" and "blade glint".
September 10, 2012
by Saffron Howden
in Sydney Morning Herald
A group of farmers have written to long-time neighbours threatening to sue over plans for a wind farm, causing deep divisions within a tiny rural NSW community.
The proposed 33-turbine Bodangora wind farm near Wellington is causing rifts among families who have called one another friends for decades.
The letter, signed by 11 people from a handful of families under the banner of the Bodangora Wind Turbine Awareness Group, was sent to farmers who have put up their hand to host the turbines on their land.
It raises concerns over property devaluation, potential health impacts, "shadow flicker" and "blade glint".
It also warns people the... [continue via Web link]
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