Against Wind Farm

To the editor:

I recently returned from a road trip to Door County, Wisconsin. As we crossed the country, I saw a lot of windmills – some moving, some not-and wondered how the power they were supposed to be generating was transferred to the people that needed it. These windmills are not at all like the windmills I remember on the farms near where I grew up. The farm windmill blades were actually moved by the wind. The huge windmills being promoted as “sustainable cleaner energy sources,” cannot sustain their own energy and are not cleaner. They are powered by large, loud, vibrating motors and disrupt the land and the views of the wonderful rolling landscape not to mention a quiet night’s sleep. And don’t forget to think about the migration paths of birds, the wildlife we appreciate and the quiet pastures.

When we arrived home and learned there was a proposal to build a wind farm in Fayette County, I wanted to educate myself about the proposal. I attended the meeting at the Freyburg Hall, and I am very grateful to those who organized it and was very appreciative of my precinct commissioner’s participation. The first speaker, Matthew Bartek, with first-hand experience with farmers who have wind turbines on their land, reported those landowners have come to regret leasing their land. Jessica Karlsruber, CEO of TREAD Coalition, which is a group that advocates on behalf of landowners, informed the group that property values will decrease and the landowner that leases to the windmill organization will lose their ag exemption. Fayette County doesn’t seem appropriate for a wind farm, and I don’t want to see one here.

Instead of subsidizing wind farms, I wish the government would spend money on what it is constitutionally authorized to do—close the border and protect its citizens from the illegal migrants. It has been reported, “In the first seven months of this fiscal year, beginning in October 2023, border agents have apprehended 48,500 Chinese illegal immigrants, which stands to smash the 2023 fiscal year record of 52,700. At the same time, Chinese nationals and others from adversarial nations have increasingly been caught attempting to access America’s military bases.” (The Epoch Times, June 1925, 2024, pg. A3) Instead of spending money revamping the energy industry, the government needs to pay attention to our military preparedness and national security.

Regarding windmills, I encourage everyone to visit http://faycosaysno.com and watch the videos. I repeat, I do not want to see windmills in Fayette County.

Cindy Rodibaugh Flatonia