In the interest of protecting the neighbor’s property from fire from these turbines, do you think it would be wise to put a fire break around these turbines? Each turbine needs an access road to service the turbine. This access road could be required to encompass the turbine forming a fire break.
Inside these fire breaks, the wind company could be required to install fire suppressing systems with sensors utilizing foam spray just like the ones at a gas station that would probably be very effective at controlling fire. Independent Engineers, with input from our fire department, could research what the diameter of this firebreak should be and our local law #2 could contain these specifications as a requirement to the wind company.
Since these are industrial turbines, I would think that a solution to the fire hazard should be on the industrial level. Why put the burden on our Town to pay for the equipment to fight these fires? Let’s put the burden on the wind company to prevent the fire!
There should be wording in the local law #2 requiring the wind company to maintain the ground under these turbines to keep them free of flammable debris and stiff penalties if they do not do so.
If we residents are going to be pimped to a wind company, let’s at least require the use of protection, or did we lose that right too?
I was very disappointed to find out from my conversation with Councilman Wayne Hunt, that the Town Board has not sought an offer from any other wind company. I asked him that if he was going to buy a dump truck for the Town, wouldn’t he seek at least three bids? Again, it is sad to say … I didn’t get much more than a puzzled look from him.
Robert C. Strasburg II
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