April 2, 2007
Cohocton Planning Board
Attn: Chairman Raymond Schrader
15 South Main Street
Cohocton, NY 14828
Re: Special Meeting of 4/2/07
Dear Planning Board Members:
I want to bring your attention to the report #:DOE/EIA-0383(2007) found at http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/excel/aeotab_1.xls This report from the Dept. of Energy shows that after all the millions of New York resident taxpayer dollars along with the billons of national taxpayer dollars being extorted from Americans, that the contribution of wind generated electricity, municipal solid waste, photovoltaic and solar thermal, along with active and passive solar (see footnote #3), the total production projected for the year 2030 is 1.6% of the total projected electric generation. It is impossible to separate out just what part of this 1.6% is to be generated by wind turbines, but even if it is half, this amounts to nothing short of a scandal to bilk taxpayers.
With all the billons of American taxpayer’s dollars being spent, we are not getting any recognizable benefit. These billions of dollars should be invested in developing new ways of cleaning up current methods of production of electricity. We must face the fact that we need to generate electricity in large volumes and we need to work together as Americans to get the job done as efficiently as possible. I am all for clean energy, obviously much more than these wind energy developers, or for that matter our government when you consider all the billions of dollars they are willing to waste on this fraudulent wind venture. The tables are now turning. The people that are committing this fraud on the American people declaring wind energy to be a viable player in helping us are now being exposed for what they really are.
We in Cohocton would all willingly sacrifice for the placement of these turbines IF THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING MEANINGFUL TO HELP. But, we are not about to sit by and be exposed to this extortion without a fight like Cohocton has never seen before. You members of the planning Board are now in a position to either resist this extortion or cooperate with it. The challenge before you is to either stand up against Supervisor Zigenfus and the Town Board, Attorney Mathis, UPC, the leaseholders, and the Yes people and do what is right by insisting setbacks of these turbines to make sure that none of the 1500 foot danger zone is on our properties, or to sell out your own conscience and cave to the pressure.
Other landowners in this Town have other very meaningful contributions to this issue and I will not duplicate all their points here. You will hear from them soon enough. Please consider in your hearts to do what is right. Protect your fellow residents.
Sincerely,
Robert C. Strasburg II
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