Orangeville Planning Board chairman reveals bias

Editor:

Like the town of Sheldon, in Orangeville the “neighborly divide” has occurred over the wind turbine issues. It was not difficult to conclude which side the chairman of Orangeville’s Planning Board has chosen, after reading his editorial on Oct. 28 (Letter, “Answering questions on Orangeville”). It is only a shame that he has taken a known bias position on the wind turbine enterprise. Mr. Moultrup, the Democratic candidate for Orangeville supervisor, has the right to position himself to speak for the people in Orangeville. He will speak for those who are being silenced in speaking the truth of the real perspectives of the wind turbine project. The chairman of the Orangeville Planning Board refers to the town of Sheldon as if all the people were all in agreement as to what happened to our town. Then he claims the people of Perry have lost. We (the infringed people in Sheldon) feel Perry has won.

Good land is gone to the wind turbines S-C-A-T-T-E-R-E-D throughout our town’s countryside. The political dealings with the wind turbines was done in a fashion which put some competing dairy farms in further economic disadvantage among each other. Picture one farm receiving approximately a $400r subsidized town tax savings, and the neighboring farm receiving a subsidizes million-dollar check by going to his mailbox. Never mind the wind blows over each farm’s open fields. It is not a matter of jealousy, it is a matter of making a living and being knocked down by big business profiting off our backs. It happens all the time in America, so why not hit our small towns too?

Substitute your industry for the words “dairy farmer.” Then let us give a chosen few, in your industry, large financial advantages over you. This is what the big wind turbine industry has done in our farming community. Who do you think has the buying power now, and most say in government in our town? It’s the wind turbine landowners. They have their own little circles and are invited to events that exclude townspeople. For instance, when state officials were invited for “Sheldon’s Turbine Open House” why were those people with the turbines, and those in favor, the only invited guests?

Mr. Moultrup in Orangeville, and Glenn Cramer in Sheldon, are two educated, experienced, honest and ethical candidates that are giving of their time in the hunt for the truth of this contentious technology. Both who will listen to you the people, without bias, but with concern. Concern for the well being of the town in which they live. As it is, only a few residents are going to receive a large economic boost, at the expense of others, who should have rights too. The environmental impact, can and will be affected if these projects are not done right, and done without personal gain. Believe it, today, you can say clear skies over Orangeville is very nice. We can only try to remember when Sheldon had clear skies.

Linda George

Sheldon