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The windmills don't do a thing for us. Besides the hydro just got jacked up almost double. They say it only went up 4% but our bill doubled and we haven't done anything different so even if it does go down it will only be to where it was. Beyond that they're taking the only tourism our town has (skydive centre). It can't be anywhere near them and it's been there 20 years. And anyone near the windmills resale value goes down between 30 and 50% depending on how close you are to them. *end rant*Those windmills will cut your electric bill in half!! They aren't a bad thing lol! The letter that Elizabeth posted is excellent. I would stress also that you are not just keeping the birds for sustainability reasons, but as pets. Smell will be a non-factor. I have 2/3 an acre in suburban NJ and never has there been one complaint or issue. My neighbors have probably forgotten that there are 10 chickens in my backyard!
Emphasizing them as pets will cut out the people who want meat birds though won't it? I suppose it's really not feasible to have backyard meat birds anyway isn't it?