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| RESULTS
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COMMUNITY POLL ON WIND TURBINES Bovina, NY September 2006 |
| These
are the results of a poll undertaken by the Alliance for
Bovina on wind turbines. The poll, consisting of the following
two questions, was mailed on September 1, 2006 to all taxpayers and registered
voters in Bovina, with the following results tabulated by September 21,
2006:
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RESPONSE RATE: |
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| Number delivered: | 866 polls |
| Number completed and returned: | 540 polls |
| Percentage of polls returned: 62% | |
| ANSWERS TO QUESTION 1: | |
| Do you want the Town of Bovina to allow industrial-scale wind turbines (up to 400 feet in height, linked in groups, and intended to provide electricity for sale on the regional power grid) within the town and tax jurisdiction of Bovina? |
| Number answering: | NO 446 | YES 85 | BLANK 9 |
| Percentage answering: | NO 83% | YES 16% | BLANK 2% |
| ANSWERS TO QUESTION 2: | |||
| Do you want the Town of Bovina to allow small-scale wind turbines (up to 120 feet in height and intended to provide electricity on site for a single farm, business or residence) within the town and tax jurisdiction of Bovina? Circle one: | |||
| Number answering: | NO 261 | YES 267 | BLANK 12 |
| Percentage answering: | NO 48% | YES 49% | BLANK 2% |
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Analysis
of Community Poll on Wind Turbines The
Alliance for Bovina presented a detailed analysis of the community
poll on wind turbines to the Bovina Town Board at their regular
meeting on October 10th. |
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