Cahoon said that what was explained to the board at earlier meetings about the quietness of the windmills is not what is occurring today. The town council agreed to have the windmill installers come to a future meeting and discuss the matter.
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
Jennettes Pier Windmills Causing Noise Problems
Cahoon said that what was explained to the board at earlier meetings about the quietness of the windmills is not what is occurring today. The town council agreed to have the windmill installers come to a future meeting and discuss the matter.
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So, she is all for destroying the beach, but she doesn't want to listen to something as environmentally sound as a windmill? There are $10,000-a-week houses on the Outer Banks, but are there really any that close to the pier project? Although I'd love to be able to vote in Nags Head, I'm sure glad I don't live there!!
The noise from windmills is quickly becoming a reality everywhere. This is a huge factor which is always hushed up when the approvals are rushed through on the back of 'green'.
Noise is not 'green'.
blo baby blo cant wait for nov.
Has this actually been measured?
A pretty straight forward thing to do. It's possible that at those wind speeds there's more noise from plenty of other sources than the turbines.
If this hasn't been done it should be before any other formal complaints are used to mitigate an issue that may be new but not greater than other existing problems.
And truthfully?
The people complaining about the turbine blades?
Are they appealing to the same people that "OK'd" the turbines in the first place who are looking for an excuse to now change their mind depending on which way the wind blows?
Let Mr. James Dyson fix the problem. He's created the worlds first bladeless and noiseless fan called the "Dyson Air Multiplier". See it here: http://www.dyson.com/fans/ Maybe he can create a type of reverse technology to apply it to wind turbines...ha ha.
Maybe she should also contact Dominion and complain about the noise transformers on the poles make when inundated with salt....
And while she's at it, she can do something about the highway traffic racket that can be heard on the Beach Road through Nags Head. And those pesky and noisy 4x4 vehicles on the beach during the off-season. Come to think of it, what's the rule going to be on 4x4s on the "nourished" beach? Is guvmint going to promote "free and open" there?
Simply replace the turbines with a coal-powered electrical plant. Giant smokestacks make very little noise.
Again, when it involves certain peoples self interests the political machine works in mysterious ways huh?
has she ever heard a helicopter before? you wouldn't be able to hear the windmills over the helicopter. maybe the people down near the airport should complain everytime the county helicopter takes off and lands.
Nuthin' mysterious about it...
EOD's sure Cahoon knows what a helicoper sounds like. They fly up and down the beach every day of the year. Beautiful to see, but we agree with her, the noise is unneeded on the pier.
It is funny she is concerned about the noise from the wind turbines when people of Nags Head Pond have had to endure loud music from Kelly's for years. I guess she is concerned about those year round residents.
I know it's always windy on the outer banks, but it would seem to me that the 30-40mph winds necessary to create all this noise wouldn't be happening all that often. And when they do, the sound of the wind roaring against the homes would certainly help to (if not completely) drown out the sound of the "helicopter-ish" windmills...?
Maybe this will give the ex mayor pause as to the veracity of Tim Kana and his company's claims about the longevity of their ill-conceived "Beach Nourishment" project.
On second thought, no one seems to have predicted the problems in the neighborhood adjacent to Nags Head's new Food Lion that are now being addressed.
Let's hope some thought will be given in advance by the BOC to the possibility it will have to address an equally
"unpredictable" scenario should Tim's wildly speculative projections about the project's longevity be off the mark.
What are the problems in the neighborhoods adjoining the new Food Lion???
Just wondering if these same types of problems will occur in KDH once the new Lowes is up and running......
Yes, please expound on your comment, Anon #15. I figure the nighttime light is annoying as heck, but are there noise problems?
Give me a break, Renee!
Sorry, but I give not a HOOT about Cahoon's Cottages having rental guests complain. Then get out of the lodging business if that is such a concern. she is griping about the very same tourist attraction that will only HELP boost her occupancy.
Talk about speaking outta both sides of one's mouth...
In this age of plastic bag bans and recycling and green, green, and BlueGreen everywhere on the beach these days (which I wholeheartedly support), Renee's lame complaint falls squarely on deaf ears.
The problems with the new NH FL involve increased traffic in a once quiet neighborhood.
That is a direct effect of making the shopping center accessible from the east side.
In comparison, the KDH Belks/Food lion shopping center has no such rear access making it less intrusive on that neighborhood.
But in fairness, "no one could have predicted" the impact of that decision(to allow east side access) on that neighborhood.
Now the NH BOC is spending significant time and resources on mitigating the impact of their earlier lack of concern for its full time residents
KDH Belks/Foodlion doesn't have a back entrance? Yes, it does, it's called 3rd St. and plenty of people use it instead of getting out on the by-pass but I've never heard anyone in the area gripe about it though.
The people who live on Aztec St. directly behind, and Third St. beside, Belk are student, month-to-month and/or long-term tenants who are probably not going to gripe about noise or anything else. They are likely just dang happy to have a roof over their heads. You are talking about two entirely different neighborhoods. Third St. area has lower-caliber dwellings compared to the Admiral St./Wrightsville St. area, which are higher-value, between-the-highways income-producing vacation rental and second-home properties.
I am not criticizing the Third St. area dwellers; I'm saying it is comparing two totally different types of properties, and noise and light can more adversely affect the area around the new FL more than the Belk/FL at Third St. can/does.
Actually, 3rd Street is a SIDE entrance and predates the Shopping center.
In Nags Head, the main building that houses Food Lion was turned to an untypical east west orientation and at least TWO brand new entrances were installed that GUARANTEED increased traffic and the resulting difficulties and hardships for the residents of that neighborhood that resulted from this shortsighted approach.
"just dang happy to have a roof over their heads." That's pretty dang elitist, dont ya think?
There are plenty of year round residents along 3rd St and the surrounding neighborhoods and some of us, gasp, actually own our own homes. Why does it matter that your house costs more?
Food Lion faces east, people drive west to get away from Food Lion so that makes it a back exit and what does it matter whether it's a back or side exit? That's all semantics. What does it matter that 3rd street was there first; there was still an increase of traffic down this road after the stores were built but as of yet I still haven't heard anyone blame Belks and Food Lion. Of course, I'm pretty sure this is falling on deaf, yet higher caliber, ears.
Hey Cahoon - the shooting range in Nags Head Woods annoys the crap out of me. Bang, bang, banging at 10:30 at night is okay? Not to me.
10:30 at night! Seriously? You should really call the cops and complain about the, um, cops. Nevermind.
No Anon 10:46pm, I don not live in any kind of higher-caliber neighborhood near the new Food Lion. Don't take such offense. Yes, of course there are many fine homes owned by homeowners in the subdivisions off Third St. I was one of them myself until recently. Now, however, I happen to NOT own the home I live in, which is directly under the FLIGHT PATH TO THE MEDIVAC HELICOPTER behind the hospital. Talk about noise!!!
And I, too, and DANG HAPPY TO HAVE A ROOF OVER MY HEAD.
So don't be so paranoid and quick to JUDGE, thanks.
Boohoo you can handle some noise its not going to hurt you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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