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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcomment letter_ Thomas Drake FW_ Proposal to bring wind power ashore at CentervilleFrom: Karle, Darcy Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 3:52 PM To: Cavanaugh, Kimberly Subject: comment leer/ Thomas Drake FW: Proposal to bring wind power ashore at Centerville Hi Kim, Comment leer PCW for Commissioners and the file. From: Thomas Drake [mailto:tsdrake_ct@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 9:49 AM To: Karle, Darcy Subject: Proposal to bring wind power ashore at Centerville Darcy, My name is Thomas Drake and I’m a lifelong resident of Centerville. I’ve recently become aware of the basic plan proposed by Park City Wind to bring its power lines ashore at Craigville Beach. From the scant details provided thus far to the public, it appears that the plan is to dig trenches through the historic Main Street of Centerville to lay cable up from Craigville Beach Road to Old Stage Road and then up through Shoot Flying Hill Road to a transmission point in Barnstable. I’m aghast at this proposal, for it threatens the historic heart of this quaint village, the survival of its iconoclasc small businesses (The Country Store, David Kelly House, Four Seas), and the wetlands associated with the Craigville River. And to what end? To allow an internaonal consorum of power companies to sell power to Conneccut? What benefit do the residents of Centerville derive from this monstrous proposal? Why doesn’t Park City bring their power cables ashore from where they are located (10 miles south of the Vineyard) to a point closer to CT, and not through the iconic village of Centerville? Surely there are transmission lines closer to their intended market. And to add insult to that proposed injury, It appears that Park City would not pay for the enre cost of this proposal, but only a “substanal poron,” meaning local taxpaying residents would actually have to pay for a poron of the devastaon to their village center. I can see no jusficaon for this proposal passing the Conservaon Commission. Any noon that Centerville would be “improved” in any way by tearing up Main Street and subjecng its residents to months of detours, mud, dust, noise, and chaos is absurd on its face. Please do not allow this to happen. Thank you. Thomas Drake 25 Joyce Anne Road Centerville, MA 203-561-9965 Tsdrake_ct@yahoo.com Sent from Mail for Windows CAUTION:This email originated from outside of the Town of Barnstable! Do not click links, open aachments or reply, unless you recognize the sender's email address and know the content is safe!