{"id":13137,"date":"2011-02-04T11:04:57","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T16:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/static\/?p=13137"},"modified":"2012-01-25T09:34:43","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T14:34:43","slug":"this-machine-needs-to-be-shut-down-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/2011\/this-machine-needs-to-be-shut-down-massachusetts\/","title":{"rendered":"“This machine needs to be shut down!” (Massachusetts)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note<\/em>: \u00a0WTS.com dedicates this article to Heather B. Harper, Acting Town Manager of Falmouth, Mass<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Harper seems impervious to the pleas of this man (Barry Funfar<\/a>) and his neighbors<\/a> who, for many months, have been trying to convey to Harper et al. that the damn wind turbine outside their window is making them ill<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hopefully, sooner or later Heather will take her job seriously and insist the turbine be turned off. \u00a0However, given the town’s zealous embrace of so-called Green Energy (click here<\/a>), this hope seems dim. \u00a0Though, as the saying goes, hope springs eternal.<\/span><\/p>\n

WTS.com urges you to write an email to the Health Officer for Falmouth, David Carignan<\/a>, at health@falmouthmass.us<\/a>, and to Heather Harper’s boss, Brent Putnam, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen<\/a>, at selectmen@falmouthmass.us<\/a>. \u00a0It does not matter if you don’t live in Falmouth, nor does it matter if you live outside the USA. \u00a0Write to these people, anyway; let them know the realities of Wind Turbine Syndrome in your life. \u00a0Let them know that Barry Funfar and his neighbors are not making this stuff up!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Heather Harper, Town Manager<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00b7<\/span>
\nTo<\/span>: \u00a0Heather Harper, Town of Falmouth, MA
\n From<\/span>: \u00a0Barry Funfar<\/a>, Falmouth resident
\n Date<\/span>: \u00a02\/3\/11<\/p>\n

It seems absurd that even in these cold and frigid winter months, I must be on guard against the noise\u00a0from Wind Turbine #1, as it’s called. It now takes only a few “whoops” to put me in a state of mental confusion and anxiety. \u00a0(Click here<\/a> for photos.)<\/span><\/p>\n

My\u00a0fear of Wind Turbine #2 going online is nearly crippling.<\/p>\n

Seeing the two huge towers upon retuning home sickens my\u00a0stomach.<\/p>\n

This absolutely cannot go on!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Heather Harper et al. at the dedication of Turbine #1<\/p><\/div>\n

It is now a simple known fact that if wind turbines are placed closer than 1.25 miles to people’s homes, there may be abutter\u00a0problems. If placed under 3000 feet, as is the case here in Falmouth, there most certainly will be problems.<\/p>\n

Yet you and the Town of Falmouth continue\u00a0your murky dialog of, “but the sound study shows this!<\/em>”<\/p>\n

What is wrong is that the Massachusetts noise\u00a0ordinance (310.XX Sept 1, 1971) with its “10 dB over ambient” is archaic and does not address the special\u00a0quality and characteristics of wind turbine noise.<\/p>\n

Another mistake is the use of the A-weighted noise measurement\u00a0scale which attenuates the low frequencies which are the biggest source of bother to humans. The C-weighted\u00a0scale would more accurately measure what actually distresses us.<\/p>\n

It is as if the State of Massachusetts has\u00a0weighted the ball game in favor of industrial wind turbines. It is a totally unfair playing field we distressed\u00a0citizens have been forced to navigate, totally on our own. Supposedly there is a Board of Health, but they have\u00a0been totally absent through this entire ordeal. If there is a “next” lawsuit I would suppose that will be it.<\/p>\n

Anyway, this letter is to express my displeasure. First with the Town of Falmouth for building these machines without going\u00a0through a proper permitting process, secondly for being extremely remote in responding to concerns and\u00a0correspondence, and thirdly in doing nothing to alleviate the continual distress we abutters are suffering by the\u00a0operation of this machine.<\/p>\n

Until a solution is found to the excessive noise, this machine needs to be shut down<\/em>.<\/p>\n

How hard is that? The Energy Committee cannot even come up with numbers for me as to what this machine is\u00a0producing for the town in NET income. With a total budget of $110 million, this windmill is a spit of a difference\u00a0in the total operating budget of the Town, but the noise it generates is putting some of we residents closer to the\u00a0grave.<\/p>\n

On the surface the problem looks pretty easy to solve. SHUT IT DOWN until you have some technology\u00a0to quiet it down!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Barry Funfar, Sergeant, USMC<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note: \u00a0WTS.com dedicates this article to Heather B. Harper, Acting Town Manager of Falmouth, Mass. Ms. Harper seems impervious to the pleas of this man (Barry Funfar) and his neighbors who, for many months, have been trying to convey to Harper et al. that the damn wind turbine outside their window is making them ill. Hopefully, sooner or later Heather will take her job seriously and insist the turbine be turned off. \u00a0However, given the town’s zealous embrace of so-called Green Energy (click here), this hope seems dim. \u00a0Though, as the saying goes, hope springs eternal. WTS.com urges you to write an email to the Health Officer for Falmouth, David Carignan, at health@falmouthmass.us, and to Heather Harper’s boss, Brent Putnam, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, at selectmen@falmouthmass.us. \u00a0It does not matter if you don’t live in Falmouth, nor does it matter if you live outside the USA. \u00a0Write to these people, anyway; let them know the realities of Wind Turbine Syndrome in your life. \u00a0Let them know that Barry Funfar and his neighbors are not making this stuff up! \u00b7 To: \u00a0Heather Harper, Town of Falmouth, MA From: \u00a0Barry Funfar, Falmouth resident Date: \u00a02\/3\/11 It seems absurd that even in these cold and frigid winter months, I must be on guard against the noise\u00a0from Wind Turbine #1, as it’s called. It now takes only a few “whoops” to put me in a state of mental confusion and anxiety. \u00a0(Click here for photos.) My\u00a0fear of Wind Turbine #2 going online is nearly crippling. Seeing the two huge towers upon retuning home sickens my\u00a0stomach. This absolutely cannot go on! It is now a simple known fact that if wind turbines are placed closer than 1.25 miles to people’s homes, there may be abutter\u00a0problems. If placed under 3000 feet, as isRead More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[166,16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13137"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13137\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}