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Posted: 10:35 AM Nov 29, 2009
Town Says "No" To Wind Farm
La Veta, CO One south-central Colorado community is trying to calm the rush of proposals to build wind farms in the area.
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One south-central Colorado community is trying to calm the rush of proposals to build wind farms in the area.
The La Veta Town Council opposes the planned 7,000-acre Silver Mountain wind farm two miles from town. Two other wind facilities have been proposed in the area.
La Veta, about 100 miles south of Colorado Springs, wants a moratorium on wind projects until Huerfano County updates its planning and regulations. Opponents worry about the effects on the area's countryside, which makes it a tourist destination and real-estate draw.
The Silver Mountain wind farm is proposed next to a county-desigated scenic corridor. Developer Renewable Energy Systems Inc. says it picked the site because the area's wind resource is rated as outstanding.
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Beware what the wind farm companies tell you. They say there are jobs, which is true, but only during the construction phase. As for them being a tourist attraction, not so much. Do your research before you let them come into your community. If you can’t stop them, make they pay for your property value lose, economic down turn in tourism and for taking your view away. My community has a wind farm 10 miles out of town and currently there is one proposed less than a mile from town (182 of them). They want to put them on the mount we wake up to every morning. It Sucks!
Check this Vesta wind turbine exploding in high winds. Something to consider in the mountain passes. http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/windmill.asp
If you want to see what an eye sore wind farms are look no further than the Pawnee Buttes in the grass lands. You can't take a picture with out having a wind mill in it. There are currently 275 in place and a total of 500 planned.
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