In regards to Dutch Hill Wind Project/Cohocton Wind Project by Karl Palmiter

January 19,2007

To: Cohocton Planning Board & Cohocton Town Board

Cohocton Local Law II has focused all attention on satisfying the wishes of developers UPC/Canandaigua Power Partners I/Canandaigua Power Partners II what ever name the same developer is calling itself at this time.

- Setbacks are much less than manufactures recommend.

- No wording in DEIS/SDEIS/Local Law to compensate neighboring property owners for LOSS of:

- Property value

- Damage to water wells

- Or pollution to water wells

- Damage to foundations

You have left that all to the discretion of the developer!

-No notification to neighboring residents to possible intent to blast.

-No Specific provisions or safeguards to the spreading of manure or fertilizer near the turbines.

-No specified amount of power produced by a turbine within a years time or the turbine should be completely removed, concrete and all.

All of this should be covered in the DEIS and SEIS of both Dutch and Cohocton Wind Projects

As elected and appointed people for the town of Cohocton, the Law for wind turbines was written for developers and leaseholders NOT the whole community of Cohocton.

The secrecy of UPC and Elected and Appointed representatives is:

These turbines have an electric motor in them that is used to turn those blades when the wind isn’t blowing and or is light. The developer will tell you that it is only used as inertia to get them started. (Meaning taking power from the grid, not adding to the grid) The fact is they are remote controlled and are used to give the impression that they are producing power, when in fact they are using power from the GRID at no cost to them, the cost is added to your electric bill, you are paying for the illusion that the wind turbines are producing power. According to Dr. Eugene Kalwa, PHD in electrical engineering this is called cooking the books or FRAUD!