Town of Fairfield

FAIRFIELD WOMAN CLAIMS WIND PROJECT WOULD HARM DAUGHTER:

A town of Fairfield resident claims her daughter is in danger of adverse health impacts if a proposed wind energy project is pushed through in the towns of Fairfield and Norway.

Resident Lisa Sementilli told county legislators during Wednesday night's session that her 10-year-old daughter suffers from a severe hearing problem that would only be aggravated by the noise produced by the wind turbines.

Atlantic Renewable has proposed to construct a series of 65-70 wind turbines in the towns.

Sementilli said he has talked with several doctors, including pediatricians who have experienced dealing with conditions related to windmill noise, about her concerns.

“Every doctor tells me that the background noise created by windmills would be detrimental to her,” said Sementilli. “She would not be able to function in everyday living with all of the special things I have to do for her. We would be in the midst of these towers, they would be in front of and behind us.”

She urged legislators to consider the potential health impacts the towers might have before the financial benefits the project is expected to bring the towns, school district and county.

Among the many favorable aspects of a free society and representative republic are that each citizen may lobby his representatives, they, in turn, must weigh what is best for the community as a whole, and no individual is compelled to remain in situ to suffer the consequences .