DANGER OF WINDMILL NOISE LEVEL

March 16, 2009

Cohocton Town Board

Cohocton, NY

DANGER OF WINDMILL NOISE LEVEL

First Wind has not given us safe energy, they have placed all of us especially our children and elderly in danger.

There is literature emerging worldwide expressing a multitude of side effects affecting those who live, work or attend school in the vicinity of wind farms. Growing scientific observation and studies suggest that some people living within the 6 to 10 miles of these industrial wind farms are affected by the low and high frequency noise levels not heard by the human ear. Now there is convincing evidence to conclude that the noise induces annoyance, disrupts sleep, impairs children's school performance and negative impacts the cardiovascular health.

This results in a reduction in children's learning, memory and concentration. The evidence is equivocal that chronic exposure affects children's mental health and sleep. Now remember the 6 to 10 mile range was what the studies suggested. This would include all of the Cohocton, Atlanta, N. Cohocton area as well as Wayland, Springwater, Naples, Ingleside and parts of Prattsburgh.

Don't forget that this ZONE includes all the students in the Wayland-Cohocton School district, the Cohocton Elementary School, and the Naples School district. Parents and grand parents you must take action to protect your children.

The noises are often loudest and most disturbing at night due to an increase in atmospheric stability. Studies already completed and currently in progress describe significant health effects associated with living in the vicinity of industrial wind turbines.

I do not have the time tonight to go over the mounting evidence of the dangers of the frequency noise to the human body. All you as Town leaders, need to do is very simply, search on the internet, and you will find volumes of studies done by experts in these fields.

I have been lucky enough to receive a March 7, 2009 pre-publication draft of Dr. Nina Pierpoint’s book the “Wind Turbine Syndrome”, Dr. Pierpoint is one of the leading experts in the world on noise. Check her book out and you will see what a little research will do.

So now what is the recourse? If you do nothing then the health danger is to the children, the elderly and all the citizens. No one would want to move to Cohocton and live here knowing the health risk or continue to live within the noise danger zone.

Also with no action we will continue to see the declining property values. Study’s now show that property values hit rock bottom because of windmills.

Please you must act and act swiftly. Don’t let First Wind kill or destroy us.

Sincerely,

Hal E. Graham
5754 Lent Hill Rd
Cohocton NY 14826