The View Tax; NIMBY -- Some New Hampshire Folks Saying "No" To Wind Turbine; Beer-Fed Turkey

This is incredible, something I had not heard before. The folks in New Hampshire were not satisfied with the adage, "if it moves, tax it." They went one step further. Called the "View Tax" New Hampshire actually found a way to tax real property if its value is assessed to be greater due to a "great view." LOL. A reader sent me the wiki link, something I had never heard of before. Incredible. I forget but I believe New Hampshire was one of the original thirteen colonies upset about taxation issues. Of course, this is a bit different: New Hampshire, I guess, is taxing themselves, with representation. Whatever.

The "view tax" came up in context because of the following story:

A reader sent me this link/story. The Union Leader is reporting:

Ed Cherien, project manager for Iberdrola Renewables, faced a crowd of about 150 people at Alexandria Town Hall Tuesday night — most opponents of his company’s proposed Wild Meadows wind farm.

“I have been portrayed as a traitor,” the veteran leader of public hearings for the Spain-based wind power giant said. “I’m proud of the company I work for, just as people who work for Freudenberg in Bristol (owned by German and Japanese companies) are proud of the company they work for.”

Cherien has met with residents in Alexandria and surrounding towns several times in the past year about Wild Meadows wind farm, which would go on ridgelines visible to Newfound Lake and Cardigan Mountain. 

Tuesday night, he explained that the $150 million project had been reduced in size and scope to meet the concerns of residents. 

“I think you’re doing a marvelous job of telling us what’s right for you and your company,” said resident Jan Connor. “You’re just not telling us what’s right for us.”

For archival purposes only. I've lost interesting in the wind energy story. There is no redeeming reason for slicers and dicers: Germany and Spain found that out the hard way. 

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Speaking of New Hampshire: first there was beer can chicken, now there's beer-fed turkey, as reported by Yahoo.com (must be a slow news day):

Farmer Joe Morette of Henniker, New Hampshire literally stumbled upon his idea for making turkeys taste better. He says giving them beer instead of water was the result of a happy accident.

Beer Can Chicken