Thursday, November 02, 2006

James and Shannon Lince letter on the Dyckman Tower - Public Hearing Cohocton Planning Board

James and Shannon Lince
9955 Wagner Gully Road
Cohocton, NY 14826

Town of Cohocton
Town of Cohocton Planning Board
Town of Cohocton Zoning Board
Town of Cohocton Zoning Board of Appeals

November 2, 2006

Dear Cohocton Officials,

Please submit into the record our strong objection to the events that surround Councilman Dyckman's wind test tower permitting process. We object to this tower, and the Joseph Meyers wind test tower as nuisances and not within the nature or character for AG/R zoning. There is no definition of agriculture that includes 160 foot wind test towers.

We have documented two cases where prospective buyers of our Cohocton property noticed the Meyers tower and asked what the tower's purpose was. Our response was to measure wind for industrial wind turbines. In both showings, the prospective buyer had no further questions about the property and did not want to look at the property further.

We are very disappointed that this government has chosen to willfully ignore the law and has essentially stripped zoning protection from all the property owners in Cohocton.
Sincerely,

James and Shannon Lince
Cohocton, NY

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