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Dear Editor;
I hear Dolly Parton singing "Here you come again," as another 'Green Energy' intrusion despoils our community.
When the Badger Hollow solar industrial factory was introduced, the question was asked: Why would some of the finest farmland on the face of the earth be allowed to be buried under solar panels?
What are the safeguards to those harmed by that intrusion to be justly compensated for their loss?
The answer from the Iowa County Board was "A man should be able to do with his property as he sees fit." And then voted to allow any industrial solar panel to be placed within spitting distance from a line fence or home. The Wisconsin legislature stood mute.
Three farm families became intervenors and took those and additional concerns to the Public Service Commission where their concerns were introduced to the callousness of our unelected PSC regulators and a legislature that intentionally allows the moneyed interests to financially rape the ratepayers of Wisconsin.
When those same voices, as intervenors and joined now by others, questioned the validity of the building of the Cardinal Hickory Creek boondoggle, which would carve an open wound through Southwest Wisconsin, again the question was asked: Where were the safeguards that allowed those harmed by the construction of that high powerline be justly compensated?
And what were some of the voices heard from the Iowa County Board? "Not one single penny" for resisting CHC was the answer. Fortunately, some of that body were seeing the true picture unfolding and moved to fight the highline. And of course, the PSC led by Tony Earl's handpicked PSC chairperson, again sided with the moneyed interests to circumvent the will of the people, when over 1000 people showed up to testify against the CHC.
So, again, another question now lays at the feet of our community at large:
Where are the safeguards that protect our homelands here in Southwest Wisconsin from the intrusion of another moneyed venture that will affect the beauty, livability, and treasures of our community for at least the next two generations of our children?
Those sightlines of the Upland Winds project with (170+) 650 foot tall towers (over twice the height of the Statue of Liberty or WDMP) will be visible from Madison to south of Dubuque, all day and blinking every night, for the next 40 years or more.
For those landowners wishing to participate, where are the safeguards to those that are harmed by this construction? What is the true cost to our families, our neighbors, our treasures, and our communities?
Has there been any due diligence, by any governmental body, that protects us from the harmful connotations of the so-called 'Green Energy' foisted onto our doorsteps?
Do not be fooled by any protections said to be overseen by our legislators or Governor, as their voices have already been cast by their past actions. They side with the money and against the common man. Every Time.
The PSC does not protect you. It's sole function is to give legal cover to those wishing to pimp your pocketbook.
Ask yourself if you are willing to be financially raped one more time?
Alan Jewell
Dodgeville, WI