Quincy city councilors declared their opposition to a 480-foot-tall wind turbine to be built on the Milton/Quincy town line near the Granite Links Golf Club at Quarry Hills.
Councilor Brian Palmucci brought up the resolve at a City Council meeting Tuesday night, saying that although he supported wind energy, the placement of this turbine, and the disregard for Quincy's thoughts on the construction, made the declaration a necessity.
In a message to be sent to the chair of Milton's Board of Selectmen, Palmucci outlined how the structure would negatively affect the lucrative golf course and nearby residents with the noise, vibration, shadow effect from the blades, and flicker effect of the sun.
The structure, roughly the height of a five-story building, would be set back 100 feet from the golf course. That would bring it in conflict with Quincy's Wind Facility Zoning ordinance, which calls for turbines to be set back a distance at least 1.5 times the height of the turbine from adjacent properties.
Palmucci worried that the tower itself would interfere with the landfill it was to be built upon, damaging the cap and gas systems, which could create an environmental hazard.
Council President Kevin Coughlin suggested that Milton might look to solar power rather than wind energy.
This isn't the first time neighboring communities have had disputes with wind turbine installation.
Hingham recently objected to a 400-foot wind turbine to be built on Turkey Hill in Cohasset, an area essentially on the town line.
Although a resolve was sent to Cohasset Board of Selectmen in mid-Dec. asking for the consideration of Hingham residents, Cohasset voted to go through with the wind turbine project.
Milton officials were unavailable for comment on the issue. The Milton Wind Energy Committee could also not be reached for comment.
