WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008
On Oct. 28, the Hammond town board passed the Hammond Wind Law, which will allow wind companies to erect 600-foot wind turbines in a large swath encompassing Hammond from the St. Lawrence River to Black Lake.
The Concerned Residents of Hammond (CROH) is apprehensive about this law for a number of reasons. Currently, the law states that a wind turbine has to be at least 1,500 feet from a home or school. This is roughly a quarter mile, and whoever lives or works this close to a turbine is going to have to deal with a lot of noise. There is also the annoyance of the flicker effect. As the blade rotates, it throws shadows. People living and working near the turbines will have to deal with the flickering shadows on a regular basis.
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