There was one female who persisted with the psychobabble, quoting French research about how the turning blades were going to interfere with her TV reception, and how the radiation from the generators would microwave anyone within a mile and a half of the generators. I say Hell yes, Ellis county doesnt need the industry, I have a perfect place for it just outside Ellis County. Put it on my land, I’ll laugh all the way to the bank. I dont have to deal with the likes of the Ellis County Commissioners on my property. I’ll move back to Kansas for that!!!
One woman wrote a letter to the editor claiming that her husband had a sinus infection and his doctor said the windmills would kill him. The main opponent (the guy who called the editor a “fascist”) is a Canadian immigrant with a government job in Ellis county, who quoted bogus and outdated “studies” from all over the world about the supposed effects of turbines. He also made a public $1000 bet with a landowner, that a weather tower erected by the power company was 800 feet high. It turned out to be 400 feet high, but the NIMBY welched on the bet, saying the power company had secretly cut off half the pole at night, and he had pictures to proove it, but they weren’t “ready” yet. Jeeze. I own land in Graham and Phillips counties, and I’d love to have some wind turbines on my land. The Quinter high school recently installed a turbine on their property, saying it would pay for itself in 5 years, and provide free electricity for 25 years after that. The dean of FHSU, in Hays, has had plans drawn up for turbines to help power the campus. I don’t think the idiots will be able to hold back progress forever.