I live about 3,000 feet from the nearest wind turbine of the Hoosac Wind Project in Florida and Monroe. I can see four of them from my property. Yet, we residents of Moores Road in Florida were not mentioned in the "Impact Study" done by the developer.
The first indication that we would see the turbines was when I came home from work one day and saw them there. Now that they are turned on, we constantly hear them. Life as I knew it is gone.
Oddly enough, the developer had to do a study which mentioned how birds, bats, plants and wetlands would be affected, but the state didn’t ask the developer to consider in any detail how these 340-foot-tall moving structures would affect us humans. My family and our neighbors are already experiencing health problems. My wife’s ears are ringing constantly and I have headaches around the clock. Our only relief comes when we leave our house.
Baseline sound measurements in our towns were never required or performed, as far we know. If that had been done, the towns could have been warned that the noise from the turbines could exceed state regulations. Even that type of study would not have taken into account the Low Frequency Noise, which recent research shows causes many of the health effects associated with living near turbines.
We are now asking the Department of Environmental Protection to do all in its power to help me, my family and my neighbors after the fact. We feel that
If you are being adversely affected by the Hoosac Wind Project, please call DEP.
Visit the Friends of Florida & Monroe website, www.hoosacwindproject.com, for more information.
Michael Fairneny
Florida
Feb. 28
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