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Closed for holiday: Falmouth wind turbines
Those opposed to the Falmouth wind turbines have at least one reason to be grateful this week: The selectmen voted to shut off the two town-owned turbines on Thanksgiving. ...The action will "give a little relief on the holidays" as well as compensate neighbors for moments over a two-week period when the turbines operated outside the agreed-upon time parameters, Murphy said.
November 21, 2012
in South Coast Today
Those opposed to the Falmouth wind turbines have at least one reason to be grateful this week: The selectmen voted to shut off the two town-owned turbines on Thanksgiving.
The 1.65-megawatt turbines at the wastewater treatment plant on Blacksmith Shop Road - known as Wind 1 and Wind 2 - also will shut down on Christmas.
"I applaud the selectmen for doing that," said Malcolm Donald, a turbine abutter and outspoken opponent. "We're going to be thankful for it."
For more than two years, people who live near the turbines have complained of nausea, vertigo and other health problems. The decision to turn... [continue via Web link]
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