FARMER’S WIFE/ ONCE MORE!
We have NOT changed our feelings of supporting clean safe power. I’m sure I will be receiving another 8-10 page letter from anti-wind folks telling me how ignorant, selfish, misguided and greedy I am but I felt the need to address the windmill issue one more time. We are also awaiting our lawsuit from a Cohocton Wind Watch member for not shaking his hand and agreeing with Mr. Pittman and Mr. Golisano.
I would feel better about a company that had been in business for more than a few months and had also put windmills up before, along with doing all of the environmental studies, which are needed to pursue a project like this.
At a recent meeting, a CWW member felt he could change our minds and dangle more $$ in front of us to go with another company. Money is not the issue, security is.
Our Town Board and Supervisor need our support. The dollars that can come into our town, school system and county without a costly loan, can benefit all.
Let’s start here……
Support the Windmill Law II which has strict set backs, etc. prepared by our Planning Board. They have taken every consideration into preparing this document to protect all of us.
Do you think we would say OK to something that is going to harm our families or livestock? In most cases the windmills will be closest to our own dwellings.
Part of our decision when we first started this project and talked about leasing our land to windmill developers (there were companies before UPC-we have papers from Catamount Energy Corporation in early 2002) was that it would help the town with the monies received without risk of investment on their part-we too are taxpayers.
CWW (Cohocton Wind Watch) has apparently decided all the dangers etc. they have preached about for months must be OK as they now want Mr. Golisano plan to be put forth for the town.
I’m not against a municipal owned service that could possibly benefit all. My concern is passing the windmill law which we need regardless of who has the project, we want to honor our leases and since none of us have been approached for use of our land there must be other sights out there with great resources. The windmill law proposed to the board has the strictest guidelines for set backs etc. in the region. After the law passed each site must be permitted-the law is not blanket coverage….each site will be addressed individually.
My concern as a taxpayer regarding Mr. Golisano’s proposal (with nothing on paper) is that he is a great businessman and has offered to put the money up (give the taxpayer a loan with interest) of millions of dollars and then we may purchase them back (again more money from taxpayers).
He stated he is interested in this for tax purposes and he doesn’t give loans without interest. Are we ready to just put everything aside that has been done? Mr. Golisano’s project needs all of the same studies for the environment, etc. and grid access as UPC already has done.
One more point of question…
If this could be so good for our town, why hasn’t any other town agreed to sign up with Empire Wind.
I thank all of the Board Members for their time and patience. It has been a brutal attack on each of you—seems much worse for the ones that encourage wind power the most. You are wonderful community minded people who take your job seriously. It is time to move on to other business that needs your attention. Hopefully you wont’ have too many major lawsuits to try to finance (taxpayers expense again). Who knows what other issues can come up that you may need to prepare for such as the adult bookstore issues?
Respectfully,
Pat Drum, farmer’s wife
PS I’m remembering what my Mom taught me as I was growing up and I’m sure your mothers did too… “Sticks and Stones can break my bones but names will never hurt me—you need to feel sorry for the bullies in class because it is the only way they can get attention to get what they want!”
We have NOT changed our feelings of supporting clean safe power. I’m sure I will be receiving another 8-10 page letter from anti-wind folks telling me how ignorant, selfish, misguided and greedy I am but I felt the need to address the windmill issue one more time. We are also awaiting our lawsuit from a Cohocton Wind Watch member for not shaking his hand and agreeing with Mr. Pittman and Mr. Golisano.
I would feel better about a company that had been in business for more than a few months and had also put windmills up before, along with doing all of the environmental studies, which are needed to pursue a project like this.
At a recent meeting, a CWW member felt he could change our minds and dangle more $$ in front of us to go with another company. Money is not the issue, security is.
Our Town Board and Supervisor need our support. The dollars that can come into our town, school system and county without a costly loan, can benefit all.
Let’s start here……
Support the Windmill Law II which has strict set backs, etc. prepared by our Planning Board. They have taken every consideration into preparing this document to protect all of us.
Do you think we would say OK to something that is going to harm our families or livestock? In most cases the windmills will be closest to our own dwellings.
Part of our decision when we first started this project and talked about leasing our land to windmill developers (there were companies before UPC-we have papers from Catamount Energy Corporation in early 2002) was that it would help the town with the monies received without risk of investment on their part-we too are taxpayers.
CWW (Cohocton Wind Watch) has apparently decided all the dangers etc. they have preached about for months must be OK as they now want Mr. Golisano plan to be put forth for the town.
I’m not against a municipal owned service that could possibly benefit all. My concern is passing the windmill law which we need regardless of who has the project, we want to honor our leases and since none of us have been approached for use of our land there must be other sights out there with great resources. The windmill law proposed to the board has the strictest guidelines for set backs etc. in the region. After the law passed each site must be permitted-the law is not blanket coverage….each site will be addressed individually.
My concern as a taxpayer regarding Mr. Golisano’s proposal (with nothing on paper) is that he is a great businessman and has offered to put the money up (give the taxpayer a loan with interest) of millions of dollars and then we may purchase them back (again more money from taxpayers).
He stated he is interested in this for tax purposes and he doesn’t give loans without interest. Are we ready to just put everything aside that has been done? Mr. Golisano’s project needs all of the same studies for the environment, etc. and grid access as UPC already has done.
One more point of question…
If this could be so good for our town, why hasn’t any other town agreed to sign up with Empire Wind.
I thank all of the Board Members for their time and patience. It has been a brutal attack on each of you—seems much worse for the ones that encourage wind power the most. You are wonderful community minded people who take your job seriously. It is time to move on to other business that needs your attention. Hopefully you wont’ have too many major lawsuits to try to finance (taxpayers expense again). Who knows what other issues can come up that you may need to prepare for such as the adult bookstore issues?
Respectfully,
Pat Drum, farmer’s wife
PS I’m remembering what my Mom taught me as I was growing up and I’m sure your mothers did too… “Sticks and Stones can break my bones but names will never hurt me—you need to feel sorry for the bullies in class because it is the only way they can get attention to get what they want!”
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