NIMBYism run amok [RE-wrenches]

[Kirk Herander, VSE]

Here in Vermont, the newpapers are increasing filled with high profile NIMBY
cases in opposition to wind generators. The local paper just the other day
editorialized about utility transmission lines as a blight on the landscape,
and threw in the statement (to quote loosely) "Vermont has no place for
mountaintop transmission lines, wind measuring equipment, or wind towers."

I have a customer presently fighting some NIMBY neighbors. He has a town
permit for his off-grid 100' xl.1 tower. But the NIMBY's, after having lost
at the town level, are appealing to the State Environmental Board, all at my
customer's expense. NIMBY's in VT have appealed all the way to the State
Supreme Court before, and I'll be surprised if it ends with the Enviro
Board. Of course, the nearest neighbor making the big stink is 2000 ft away
from the tower. In her complaint she's also challenged the solar modules,
afraid they will act like mirrors and blind her view, not to mention her
silly arguments in regard to the propane generator. I've found that NIMBY's
most of the time do not approach the issue with an open mind. These
neighbors to my understanding have not bothered to look at other similar
installations I've suggested. They just don't want it "ruining" their
(literally) million dollar view.

Kirk

----- Original Message -----
From: "matthew tritt" <solarone at charter.net>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: wireless internet dish/wind turbine tower [RE-wrenches]


> Do you mean that they have less capital to throw around or that they're
more
> likely to play hardball?
>
> When I last talked to the telecom people about putting up shared wind and
> telecom towers, they were willing to virtually write-off the turbine
expense
> as just a part of doing business! This was way back a year and a half ago
> when it was easy to install turbines and not telecom towers. My how things
> have changed.
> Our county now wants an arm and a leg just for a conditional use permit to
> install any wind turbine, and it "must" be on a minimum of 20 freakin
acres!
> It's the NIMBY factor in full force.
>

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