I spent a lifetime making enough money to buy and BUILD a home in a rural area that allows me to enjoy viewing nature and the changing seasons, instead of looking at a brick wall, concrete, steel, glass and people.
Now, I am about to become totally surrounded on all four sides of my home by metal posts, glass solar panels that can become flying saucers during a tornado, thousands of man made products that have a history of STARTING fires and disperse toxic chemicals into the ground water and smoke if there is a fire. I will also be surrounded by bright security lights shining in my windows instead of being able to gaze at the immense beauty of the stars that were scattered above us by my creator.
In addition to the ugliness created by these solar panels, I am also going to loose a major portion of my home's value, so even if I wanted to sell my home now and move somewhere else, I would not be able to get enough money from my current home, to buy another house in a rural setting, if I could even find another home where I would not end up surrounded by solar panels again.
It is so sad when the country that I used to be proud of, is desecrating and destroying the land my ancestors fought and died protecting, while taking away any dreams we once had of spending the rest of our lives enjoying the peace, tranquility and beauty that God created, right here in what was once one of the most beautiful views I have ever seen in my lifetime.
Solar Developers install products that have a history of creating fires and contain toxic hazardous chemicals that can be contaminate the ground water, fence off my property on all four sides, thus blocking off wildlife from my watering holes. . .
That is only part of the reason why having a solar farm next door to my home, is such an emotional event.
Since some people that choose to live in a condo or apartment do not seem to understand why certain individuals living in the country might be against having a solar farm next door to them, I thought I would take a few moments to share my personal perspective.
Like many young people of today, I was raised by a single parent. As such, my mother did not have enough money to buy a house, so we lived in rented apartments and houses.
Like most rental places, the ones I grew up living in were located “in cities.” The towns and cities I lived in as a child were located in the northeastern part of the U.S.A. and many of the buildings around us were so close together that a person could literally reach out the window and touch hands with a neighbor that was also reaching out their window.
Due to many of the experiences life throws at a person, once I became old enough to drive, I knew that I wanted to get out of the city and experience a more peaceful and quiet type of existence. However, I also knew that would take a certain amount of money, so I ended up getting a job driving a semi-truck from coast to coast.
That job allowed me to be alone, earn a descent wage, have a safe bed to sleep in every night and allow me to see and experience the entire country, all wrapped up in one package.
After spending years living out of a truck and saving my money, I finally found what I “thought” would be the perfect location to “BUILD” my own home.
The location was perfect for my wants and needs. I can lay outside at night and enjoy the silence as I would gaze up at the stars, without any city lights or other distractions taking away the beauty of the night time light shows.
The morning view is also breathtaking as I can look out the window of my home and see nothing but the beauty of nature with it’s grasses waving in the breeze and the trees off in the distance that have become my calendar to show me what season it is by the color and size of their leaves.
I am a lucky man, because I am able to enjoy the fruits of my labor. I don’t just live in a building. I CREATED a home. I designed it. I picked out the materials I wanted to use in it’s creation. I paid for it.
I even worked the land by building multiple ponds, stocking them with various types of fish, planting fruit trees, a garden for vegetables and even flower beds.
In creating those ponds, I created watering holes for ducks and geese as they fly over my property each year, as well as attracting deer, turkeys, turtles and other types of wildlife on a regular basis, that put on a great show and education for me as well as my wife, children and grandchildren.
This is not just a home. It is a creation. It is a dream come true. It is my baby and a major part of my life. But my dream home and my lifelong creation is about to come to an end.
Over the decades, other homes have also been built within the view of my property and I appreciate having neighbors and the added security, but now I am faced with a new neighbor that I am not real happy about.
Now, I am about to become totally surrounded on all four sides of my home by metal posts, glass solar panels that can become flying saucers during a tornado, thousands of man made products that have a history of STARTING fires and disperse toxic chemicals into the smoke and ground water. I will also be surrounded by bright security lights shining in my windows instead of being able to gaze at the immense beauty of the stars that were scattered above us by my creator.
In addition to the ugliness created by these solar panels, I am also going to loose a major portion of my home's value, so even if I wanted to sell my home now and move somewhere else, I would not be able to get enough money from my current home, to buy another house in a rural setting, if I could even find another home where I would not end up surrounded by solar panels again.
It is so sad when the country that I used to be proud of, is desecrating and destroying the land my ancestors fought and died protecting, while taking away any dreams we once had of spending the rest of our lives enjoying the peace, tranquility and beauty that God created, right here in what was once one of the most beautiful views I have ever seen in my lifetime.
When corrupt or uninformed politicians allow greedy industrial solar developers to come into what is zoned as a farming and residential neighborhoods and destroy our property values, they need to be held accountable.
When these solar panels are installed on hillsides, they cause erosion that will flood the roads and adjoining property and even kill fish in ponds and rivers.
Developers install products that not only put my health and life at risk, but they even cause me to pay for these projects by using my tax money and raising my electric rates to help pay for the development that is surrounding my home as well as the new high transmission lines used to give the electricity to Google, Amazon and the other big corporations that are bribing our politicians.
I would say that in my mind, I have every right to be upset by the betrayal of my elected officials on a local, state and federal level.
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