A public meeting is to be held next week to discuss the controversial proposal for a large wind farm in north-west Sutherland which has reportedly caused upset and divided the community.
The meeting is being organised by Kinlochbervie Community Council and will take place in the village hall on Tuesday, October 28, starting at 7pm.
The move comes after a group of people submitted a petition to the community council asking for a meeting to be held.
The spokesperson added: “It should come as no surprise that the community is very divided.”
Edinburgh-based company Galileo Empower is behind the Kinlochbervie Renewable Energy Project, which comprises 18 turbines measuring 200 metres to the tip, a battery energy storage system (BESS), and solar photovoltaic panels.
One opponent posted: “The turbines will be seen from every home….. If they are not turning, one blade could cast a shadow over your entire home and garden… The noise will be enough to drive some of us demented.”
Another person described the scheme as “totally horrific and totally detrimental to the area.”
However, some local people are said to be in favour of the scheme because of the community benefit it would bring. https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/community-council-calls-public-meeting-over-controversial-ki-417530/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNoF8FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgKya3R5CrzosunK-1gjsN1IQIH8fYMSMCCmjveY0XPq_y4MhZl_QHW84Zx1_aem_Y9B4jxrDDuCW6XujbDdbnA
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