We all know that Rochester is surrounded by great scenery and none is better than the area to our south — at least for now.
Some of the small towns in the Southern Tier are working on wind farm projects, which will consist of hundreds of enormously tall (400-foot) towers with wind turbines at the top. These wind towers will be erected on the top of the high hills, destroying the beauty of the area.
These projects are being heavily subsidized by our tax dollars and are supposed to be the answer to our energy problems. However, there are many issues related to wind turbines: actual efficiency of wind power; health issues; who really will profit from them; environmental issues; decline in property values; and, not the least, desecration of the beautiful scenery.
Let's find better ways of solving energy problems without destroying the beauty around us.
JUDITH BROWN IRONDEQUOIT
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