December 24, 2023
Missouri

Schuyler County ladies warn of dangers of windmills

Dennis Sharkey | Posted Saturday, December 23, 2023 | mexicoledger.com

Two property owners from Schuyler County in Northeast Missouri are warning property owners in Audrain County about the pitfalls of having a wind farm next to one’s property.

Nakila Blessing, standing left, and Carrie March, standing right, visited Audrain County earlier this month to talk about windmills. [Dennis Sharkey]

Nakila Blessing and Carrie March both made the drive down from Lancaster in Schuyler County to Mexico on Dec. 11, to join a joint meeting between Audrain and Callaway County Commissioners to discuss property rights. Both ladies live next to wind farms and said the turbines have drastically reduced the quality of life for their families.

Both live in the footprint of the High Prairie Wind Project which is 400 megawatts and consists of 175 wind turbines.

“This is not doable,” Blessing told the small crowd while playing an audio clip that demonstrated the noise level from the turbines. Blessing said the recordings were taken from her front porch. “There is no quality of life left. There is no point in sitting outside. There is nothing left for us.”

Blessing said at first she was skeptical about the rumors surrounding windmills, particularly the rumors about health issues. After several months of dealing with a turbine about 2,000 feet from her house, she’s now a believer. She said her children and husband are often sick.

“We are all now sleeping in the basement,” Blessing said.

Blessing said they are now trying to sell their home but she doesn’t expect they’ll have a line of people waiting to buy.

“I don’t know if we can sell our home, it’s not something you can hide,” Blessing said. “You can physically feel the pulses.”

“It’s like there’s a pulse in the air, it’s like the air is heavy,” March added.

URL to article:  https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2023/12/24/schuyler-county-ladies-warn-of-dangers-of-windmills/