Neighbors in NY’s Catskills oppose actor Judd Hirsh’s plan to build wind turbine
Posted November 16, 2013 11:59 am.
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DENNING, N.Y. – Some residents of a town in New York’s Catskill Mountains are trying to stop actor Judd Hirsch from building a 177-foot (54-meter) wind turbine on his property.
Dozens of Hirsch’s neighbours in the town of Denning have signed a petition opposing the “Taxi” star’s plan for a turbine on his 96-acre (39-hectare) property.
Richard Benktwitt lives in a log house about a mile (1.6 kilometres) from Hirsch. He tells The New York Times that the turbine “would ruin the beauty of the location.”
The 78-year-old Hirsch tells the Times that his neighbours’ fears are “baloney.” He says the wind turbine’s generator will cut his electricity bill to zero.
Another neighbour, Barry Schaefer, says he is in favour of alternative energy but he worries that the turbine will be noisy.
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Information from: The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com
