Comments on: Wind farm not appropriate for Winnebago County http://rockrivertimes.com/2009/10/07/wind-farm-not-appropriate-for-winnebago-county/ The Rock River Times - THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1993 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:04:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dan Smyth http://rockrivertimes.com/2009/10/07/wind-farm-not-appropriate-for-winnebago-county/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Dan Smyth Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:30:55 +0000 http://rockrivertimes.com/?p=20578#comment-289 The County should have no problem with wind farms. They do not create a hazard. Wind mills, using wind to grind grain and to dig and churn out water have been in the county's history. There is no reason to make a distinction between the wind farm, that may have many wind operated devices, and a farm that uses such a device to aid in labors or as a decoration. As long as the property owner has the proper funds in the bank or is covered by an insurance company to pay for possible accidents with these wind generators, there should be no problem. Should the TV stations be forced to remove their antennae because I can see them blinking at all hours of the night? The TV stations were all built on farm land, where the desired use was for raising grain and livestock. I support the use of machines to use wind for electricity and well drilling and oil pumping and anything else they may be able to do, as it saves labor and is on the private property of another individual. My rights end where your rights begin. If you want a land farm on your land and I don’t like it, tough beans! It is not my place to tell you what you can do with your land if it does not directly harm my land or those who live on it. Likewise, it is not appropriate for the County to act against those who wish to have a land farm on their private property. They may have to buy a permit for business if they are in the business of selling what they harvest, but the wind mills by themselves should not be an issue at all. If they buy a permit, they put money in the county’s pockets! YAY! If they no longer need to pay Con-Ed for electric service they will have more money to spend in our community. YAY! I support Property rights! I also support the elimination of property taxes! It’s bad enough to force us to pay taxes on our lands each year on a value that is fixed by the tax makers. It’s even more sinister to have those tax makers decide how you can use your property that you own! Bring it to a vote! I will be there as well as every other citizen who has been robbed by this county by unjust taxes and unfair usage restrictions. Cut the taxes and send everyone home after 20 hours work each week. Eliminate the staff that is redundant, and let the people use their lands as a free people should be able to. Set the property tax up as a one time tax, like the tax you have when you buy a hair dryer. You buy the hair dryer and pay your 6% tax. For the next 20 years or so you still use the hair dryer and pay only for the energy required to make it function. When you need a new part for the hair dryer you pay tax on the part or sell the hair dryer you no longer want, and buy a new one. For that hair dryer you only pay one tax too! Why is it that we have to pay real estate taxes each year? It’s because that’s how it’s been for a long time, and that’s not good enough for me! So, let the wind mills be built on public property, and end the real estate tax! (Imagine having to ASK for money to operate!) ( Imagine being able to buy a home, pay for it, and live on it free of government money raids!)(Imagine property rights and ownership!) The County should have no problem with wind farms. They do not create a hazard. Wind mills, using wind to grind grain and to dig and churn out water have been in the county’s history. There is no reason to make a distinction between the wind farm, that may have many wind operated devices, and a farm that uses such a device to aid in labors or as a decoration.

As long as the property owner has the proper funds in the bank or is covered by an insurance company to pay for possible accidents with these wind generators, there should be no problem.

Should the TV stations be forced to remove their antennae because I can see them blinking at all hours of the night? The TV stations were all built on farm land, where the desired use was for raising grain and livestock.

I support the use of machines to use wind for electricity and well drilling and oil pumping and anything else they may be able to do, as it saves labor and is on the private property of another individual. My rights end where your rights begin. If you want a land farm on your land and I don’t like it, tough beans! It is not my place to tell you what you can do with your land if it does not directly harm my land or those who live on it.

Likewise, it is not appropriate for the County to act against those who wish to have a land farm on their private property. They may have to buy a permit for business if they are in the business of selling what they harvest, but the wind mills by themselves should not be an issue at all. If they buy a permit, they put money in the county’s pockets! YAY!
If they no longer need to pay Con-Ed for electric service they will have more money to spend in our community. YAY!

I support Property rights! I also support the elimination of property taxes!
It’s bad enough to force us to pay taxes on our lands each year on a value that is fixed by the tax makers. It’s even more sinister to have those tax makers decide how you can use your property that you own!

Bring it to a vote! I will be there as well as every other citizen who has been robbed by this county by unjust taxes and unfair usage restrictions.

Cut the taxes and send everyone home after 20 hours work each week.
Eliminate the staff that is redundant, and let the people use their lands as a free people should be able to. Set the property tax up as a one time tax, like the tax you have when you buy a hair dryer. You buy the hair dryer and pay your 6% tax. For the next 20 years or so you still use the hair dryer and pay only for the energy required to make it function. When you need a new part for the hair dryer you pay tax on the part or sell the hair dryer you no longer want, and buy a new one. For that hair dryer you only pay one tax too!
Why is it that we have to pay real estate taxes each year? It’s because that’s how it’s been for a long time, and that’s not good enough for me!

So, let the wind mills be built on public property, and end the real estate tax!
(Imagine having to ASK for money to operate!) ( Imagine being able to buy a home, pay for it, and live on it free of government money raids!)(Imagine property rights and ownership!)

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