ALLE-CATT WIND ARTICLE 10 Hearing

Cattaraugus County -- NY RESIDENTS OPPOSE INDUSTRIAL WIND TURBINES at State hearing, June 11, 2019 (part one of two) Public hearing Case 17-F-0282 NY State Board of Electric Generation Siting of the NY Public Service Commission. The Article 10 process of the siting board for Alle-Catt Wind project: 117 turbines 600 feet tall with setbacks of 660 feet from property lines and 1200 from homes in towns of Arcade (Wyoming County), towns of Centerville & Rushford (Allegany County) and the towns of Farmersville and Freedom (Cattaraugus County). Following a presentation by INVENERGY "Alle-Catt Wind LLC), public presentation begins at minute 11:45 (Q & A). The PSC Siting Board Hearing begins at minute 48:30 - "Our 102 acre farm will be ruined forever if this project occurs…" 1 hour 11 min: The Amish are opposed to windmills for these reasons: health of ourselves, our children our animals and the life of our soils; property values and land destruction.... 1 hour 29 min: Concerned Citizens of Allegeny County: cumulative vulnerabilities include industrial wind turbines create discharges of current to ground/stray voltage/electromagnetic fields - will affect living organisms and interfere with anode protections of existing highly pressurized gas lines.... 2 hours 4 min: Riggle explains health dangers of infrasound created by industrial wind turbines. 2 hours 12 min: Barry Abner asks: How many resorts, golf courses, businesses seek to locate near industrial wind projects? 2 hours 16 min: Lori Fischer, Franklinville supervisor: being a good neighbor means neighboring towns support each other in a rural neighborhood. The majority of neighbors are opposed to IWTs. 2 hours 39 min: Jeff Tutuska: town officials stand to gain financially which is a violation of the state code of conduct. 2 hours 43 min: Ginger Schroder: They are bad players on multiple levels. 3 hours 4 min: Jaime Lawrence: updating the grid and conserving would serve us better. THE LARGEST PURCHASER OF GREEN POWER IN NEW YORK STATE IS NEW YORK STATE. The state buys it at a premium, sells it at a loss and taxpayers make up the difference. 3 hours 18 min: Gary Abraham: we request that all turbines be removed from proximity to the Amish -- or they will all leave.