Marshall County IN-Wind Farm: Proposed Culver-Argos Wind Farm in Marshall County, Indiana

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Proposed Culver-Argos Wind Farm in Marshall County, Indiana

A Florida-based wind farm company, NextEra, has its sights on a 17 thousand acre area for the construction of 60+ wind turbines. The turbines are proposed to be app. 450 feet tall, about the height of a 45 story building. This wind farm would be located between Culver and Argos in Marshall County (West to East) and from Burr Oak/ Hibbard, Marshall County, to Richland Center in Fulton County (North to South). The wind turbines will be visible from Culver's scenic town park as well as all shores of Lake Maxinkuckee and miles of the surrounding farmland.

This blog about the Marshall County wind farm proposal contains opinion, first-hand observations, and information gathered from websites and articles about wind energy. Resources and links concerning wind energy, its potential health risks, bird and bat kills, property resale impact, government subsidies, and other information will be posted throughout the blog.

This map shows Lake Maxinkuckee and southwest Marshall County. The area within the red is an approximation of the land being considered for the wind farm in southern Marshall County and Fulton County, Indiana. You will notice that the area is within a mile and a half of Lake Maxinkuckee and is at least ten times larger than the lake.

Because the wind farm would be so close to the lake, this would be like viewing the Indianapolis skyline from the beautiful shores of Maxinkuckee.

3 comments:

rBaxterJuly 31, 2011 at 1:43 PM
Thank you for sharing information on this project proposal.
Meeting: Sat. Aug 13th at 10:00 in Culver Theater.
There are 4 "Test Towers" now installed. Where are they and can we tour?
What is the value of the energy produced compared to the cost to install and maintain? What will be the cost to remove them if they break or rust or the project fails? Will there be funds set aside to remove them if it fails?
Thanks, Rick Baxter, 1460 E Shore Drive, Culver, IN. (317)846-6025
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Marshall County IN-Wind FarmAugust 3, 2011 at 6:27 PM
Thank you for your question. First we want you to know that due to an expected large attendance, the meeting has been moved to the Culver Elementary School gym.
We are aware of two test towers, but have heard that there are 3. They are on private property so it is not possible to tour them. Actually, there is not much to be seen. The towers are under 150 feet, without blades, and are for data collection.
The county wind ordinance requires the wind company to put up a bond that would pay for the deconstruction of everything above ground and to 4 feet underground. The 16 x 16 foot pad actually goes 12 feet underground.
As far as installation and maintenance costs are concerned, you could probably do a search online and find some information that way. If you are asking if they pay for themselves, the answer is no. They are subsidized by the government. The government of India, the country with the third most wind turbines in the world, is ceasing their subsidies. Given the financial condition of our government, one has to wonder if that could at some point happen here.
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Tom StacyAugust 9, 2011 at 12:16 PM
Please read "What not to say" by John Droz, Jr. Your blog site is taking the tack that the wind energy industry - ESPECIALLY veteran developer Next Era - wants you to! They will be happy to debate, compromise, waste all your time - talking about bats and unproven health issues, and diverting attention away from the only issue that can bring them down.

Tom Stacy
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We are: Concerned Property Owners of Marshall County, IN

A Florida-based wind farm company, NextEra, has its sights on a 17+ thousand acre area for the construction of 60+ wind turbines. The turbines are proposed to be app. 450 feet tall, about the height of a 38 - 45 story building. This wind farm would be located between Culver and Argos in Marshall County (West to East) and from Burr Oak/ Hibbard, Marshall County, to Richland Center in Fulton County (North to South). The wind turbines will be visible from Culver's scenic town park as well as all shores of Lake Maxinkuckee, the Town of Argos, and miles of the surrounding farmland.

As of January, 2012, the most recent map of the proposed footprint/"study area" for this wind complex shows the Town of Argos surrounded on the west, south, and east sides by wind turbines, and the southeast corner of the county would also be affected, as well as the northern part of Fulton County.

A number of other wind farm companies are also eyeing Marshall County for wind developments in various parts of the area.

This project has been adopted by the Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund (LMEF).
If you would like to make a tax deductible contribution toward this effort, please make your check payable to LMEF, with a notation written on the check "wind turbine project" in the memo area. You can drop off or mail your check to the office at 116 N. main St., P.O. Box 187, Culver, IN 46511.
Thank you for your support of this important effort.

PLEASE COPY, PRINT, SIGN, AND SEND THE PETITION AGAINST WIND DEVELOPMENTS IN MARSHALL COUNTY. THE PETITION CAN BE FOUND BY SCROLLING TO OUR NOVEMBER 29, 2011, POSTING. THE PETITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE LMEF OFFICE. YOUR VOICE DOES COUNT!

This blog originated at the request of citizens and property owners of Marshall County as a means for them to learn about and share with others the devastating impacts that large commercial wind complexes would have on the entire county. It contains opinion, first-hand observations, and information gathered from worldwide studies, websites, and articles about wind energy. Every effort is made to be as accurate as possible and we do not take responsibility for opinions or posts in the comment sections, or for accidental omissions. Resources and links concerning wind energy, its potential health risks, bird and bat kills, property resale impact, government subsidies, and other information will be posted periodically throughout the blog. We encourage you to do your own research and share with our community any new information you learn.

This project has been adopted by the Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund (LMEF).

If you would like to make a tax deductible contribution toward this defense, please make your check payable to LMEF, with a notation written on the check, "wind turbine project", in the memo area. You can drop off or mail your check to the office at 116 N. Main St., P.O. Box 187, Culver, IN 46511. Thank you for your support of this important effort.

PLEASE COPY, PRINT, SIGN, AND SEND THE PETITION AGAINST WIND DEVELOPMENTS IN MARSHALL COUNTY. THE PETITION CAN BE FOUND BY SCROLLING TO OUR NOVEMBER 29, 2011, POSTING. YOUR VOICE DOES COUNT!

This group, over 1,000 strong and growing, is comprised of Marshall County citizens and property owners within the Towns of Culver, Argos, and Plymouth, the lake areas, and on farms and land surrounding the towns. WE ARE SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY and we are expanding throughout our county since this affects us all.

Questions or comments? Reach us at

info@marsahllcountywind.com

This blog about the Southern Marshall County wind development proposal contains opinion, first-hand observations, and information gathered from studies, websites, and articles about wind energy. Every effort is made to be as accurate as possible and we do not take responsibility for opinions or posts in the comment sections, or for accidental omissions. Resources and links concerning wind energy, its potential health risks, bird and bat kills, property resale impact, government subsidies, and other information will be posted periodically throughout the blog. We encourage you to do your own research and share here with our community any new information you learn.