To The Daily Sun,

It’s unusual that a $500 million investment in the Newfound Lake community is being greeted with such community concern. After all, when was the last time anyone invested that much money here?

Make no mistake about it, Newfound Lake is under attack, and it’s coming in the form of 500-foot industrial wind turbines on our ridge lines with all electricity being routed to southern states.

Newfound Lake and Cardigan residents are overwhelmingly united in their opposition to newly proposed industrial wind plants. And Concord is very well aware of our community stance against additional wind development through our direct testimonies and detailed objections. Residents have officially voted twice against additional development and have also voted-in a new “Rights Based Ordinances” laws. And yes, for much of this past winter our voices have been raised and our tempers have flared at these town hall meetings.

Remember there is no shortage of electricity in N.H. N.H. has been exporting excess electricity to southern states for decades. It’s a very successful model — and many residents are questioning why we would consider hurting that model. But the million dollar question that remains is: “Why are we paying for any of this?”

Our story is very different. These turbines are threatening our watersheds, threatening our tourism, threatening our local economy and is threatening our “Natural Rights” and our “Quality of Place”.

We are not going down without a fight and we want your support. Summer residents and visitors alike should voice their concerns. Educate yourself this Sunday, May 25th at The Inn on Newfound Lake from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. It’s a critical information update meeting. Everyone is welcome. There is no charge to attend this event.

I hope to see you all there! Bring a friend…

Ray Cunningham
Bridgewater