Tuesday, March 27, 2007

A LETTER FROM MARS HILL by Diane Radell

My name is Diane Radell. I live 600 feet from a windmill in Mars Hill, ME. UPC has lied from the get go about their project. From noise to what an eyesore their project would look like. These things are 26 stories high, throw ice, and make horrible noises.

Two years ago our town council decided to sign a deal with "Evergreen Wind Power" which is really a UPC LLC. Keep in mind LLC stands for a limited liability company. After going to the meetings town residents were told, "...there is nothing we can do about the windmills coming to town because the windmills would be placed on private land..."

Two years went by and all of sudden in the dead of the winter work begins on this project. These people blasted causing damage to our homes, and now 28 windmills are on top of the mountain.

The closest windmill is two acres from my property. When these things run they make horrible noise, they vibrate the house. My home and land has lost 15-40% of the market value.

Currently the neighbors and I around this mountain have formed an association to deal with the noise issues. It is very difficult to find legal counsel about this matter because UPC has paid off many attorneys in the area. This company, UPC, is really part of General Electric of Boston.

Do whatever it takes to keep them from getting in your town. They lied about the noise, the way these things look, the impact on the environment.

STOP your town council from putting these atrocities in. You can do this with legal counsel. Do not let it happen to your town. Go to your legislature to make laws about these windmills because they will put them in your back yard if they can.

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