Famer's in the area had the choice to put wind turbines on their property. There were many in our area that chose to put them up and many were against them,. We were against them and one neighbor was strongly against them presenting her petitions and arguments at many meetings. She hired lawyers and fought the battle only to find the construction beginning.
We lost the battle, a sad reality we
must face. They will not be here on our farm, however they will be on the edge,
so close to our home, it will feel like they are in our backyard. We live in such a scenic area, we can
look out in all directions and see for miles. Beautiful blue sky and land as far as the eye can see. These wind turbines will be
scattered all over obstructing our view. They already built the power plant
nearby that is huge. The pipelines just ran through the area and now this. We have been watching the progress. They hauled in sand and gravel, and expanded the driveways for the larger trucks and cranes. Semis haul in load after load of turbine massive part and all the equipment. The cranes are gigantic and it is something to see them construct the turbines. We made several trips out in the field on horseback to watch the progress. They will never be cost effective. They put them up so quickly. They cost $2 million dollars to put up one with all the costs. That just blows my mind. I predict that in a few years, there will be something more efficient and these turbines will be come some very expensive eye sores.
I get a hard time from my father-in-law. He claims the only reason we don't have them on our farm is because I didn't want them. He would still like to put them up. I told him if we took all the proceeds that we would get from them on our land and send it to an orphanage or good cause, then I would support the idea.
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