Mailbag; Alisankus writes Re: "The End Around"---FICTION

(Ed.note: I have posted this comment for better visibility. Click on the post for the original tale from Normal, MN.)



"Normal's" Herman is right on. Once again, the wind folks are simply going to go to Madison, and pull the 'end around' by trying to give these wind siting decisions exclusively to the PSC--you know, the ones who already served us so well on this issue, by admitting that their coveted "Model Ordinance" had absolutely ZERO scientific support.

So, after Union Twsp. spent untold hours (and dollars) coming up with a science based, legally defensible siting ordinance, the Eco folks decided to take the fight to Madison, where they will try to erase what we did, and build these things where the wind doesn't blow--but they will still get their million-dollar-tax check from the federal govt.

The excuse that some politicians will use to support doing this is that "the environmental groups support it". Well, most of us also support wind energy--where it is feasable! All we are saying is that don't let these idiots build these things where it inflicts harm to those in the surrounding area, simply so the wind folks can take their tax incentive (which they get whether the wind blows or not). DO build them--if you want--where they will actually generate useable amounts of electricity--like, far out in the lakes.

If the Gov. and the Legislature (meaning the individual legislators that support this) allow this 'end-around', you can kiss local control over anything goodbye.

"Angry" doesn't begin to define how many of us are feeling about this.

Thanks, Observer, for keeping this issue alive for the people who still think local control is a GOOD thing.

Tom Alisankus