Questions have been raised over the recent delivery of replacement parts for the controversial wind turbines located just over the Bourne town line in Plymouth.
Delivery of the new parts was made via Head of the Bay Road, but some folks wondered why permission to use a town road was not secured from the Bourne Board of Selectmen. Others questioned the townâs integrity at allowing delivery through the town of parts to wind turbines that the Bourne Board of Health has called âa nuisanceâ that interfere with public health.
Notice of the delivery was posted at the Bourne Police Departmentâs Facebook page, advising residents that windmill blades were being delivered between the hours of 1 AM and 4 AM on Friday last week, February 12. The vehicles making the delivery went from Route 25 East to the East Rotary in Buzzards Bay and on to Head of the Bay Road to Keith Mannâs cranberry farm, where the wind turbines are located.
Questions have been raised over the recent delivery of replacement parts for the controversial wind turbines located just over the Bourne town line in Plymouth.
The judge based his ruling on the Bourne health board’s own wind energy conversion system regulations that state that no one can build such a system in Bourne unless it is in compliance with the regulations. Judge Nickerson ruled, though, that the regulations do not authorize the board of health to regulate the construction of wind turbines in Plymouth. In his ruling, however, Judge Nickerson said the Bourne health board has “broad powers to regulate and prevent nuisances that affect public health.” His ruling ended with the proviso that the board of health might have future legal recourse to combat a nuisance to the town and its residents.