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Dear Editor;
My husband is in a coffee group. This is a popular way of connecting with friends and keeping up with local news. At a recent "coffee" the group discussed industrial turbines. Most in the group were unaware of this menace to our region.
We need our neighbors to be aware of and (hopefully) oppose these proposed wind farms for the following reasons:
-the proposed industrial sized turbines are 650' tall and would be visible from anywhere in Iowa and Lafayette Counties (Soulwisconsin.org)
-Uplands Wind Pattern Energy plans to erect 170 turbines in Iowa and Lafayette Counties. (Soulwisconsin.org)
-There is an array of health concerns related to living near industrial turbines (ncbi.nim.nih.gov)
-There is no generally recognized safe and "green" method for disposing of decommissioned turbines with most of them ending up as "landfill." (Windwatch.org; Yahoo News 11/30/21; Bloomberg.com 2/5/2020) when researching this topic I was led to a huge number of citations.
-Recent turbine failures and fires have resulted in structural collapse and pollution from fires. (Engineeringrecruiting.org; channel300.com 8/6/2019)
-There is significant light pollution in the night sky.
It is important to talk about this with your neighbors. Do we want this in our community? Use the Grapevine!!!

Jane Batha
Mineral Point, WI