Suit filed to halt wind turbine development in Cleburne County

Residents opposing construction of a proposed wind turbine project on Turkey Heaven Mountain in Cleburne County have filed a lawsuit attempting to stop the project.  The lawsuit was filed June 2 by neighbors of the properties being explored as possible sites for wind turbines. The lawsuit names Nations Energy Solutions, a company doing wind testing on the mountain, and other companies that may be involved in the project, including Wind Capital Group, as well as property owners who may be asked to rent their land for turbine.  The lawsuit alleges that the project “will destroy some of Cleburne County’s most scenic areas,” as well as diminish area property values, and cause irreparable harm to the adjoining landowners due to flashing blades, low frequency noise, wind turbine syndrome and space and motion discomfort.  Attorney Chad Hopper, the attorney for the plaintiffs, said he is also working on a similar lawsuit in Cherokee County against Pioneer Green Energy, a company looking to put up wind turbines in Etowah and Cherokee counties.  During discovery, attorneys say they found that the wind turbines in Cherokee County were going to be some of the largest in the nation.  Because the companies are having to stretch them further into the sky in order to make the wind turbines work at all.