Published: October 04, 2009 10:15 pm      

County weighs home wind turbines

PHOENIX (AP) — Baltimore County’s has not attracted wind farms, but its residents could soon start installing their own home turbines.

Barry Antonelli has permission to build a 120-foot turbine on his 97-acre farm in the Phoenix area. But his plan is on hold as neighbors have lined up against it.

Now the county is considering revisions to its zoning code.

Neighbors who have protested Antonelli’s turbine said they have nothing against renewable energy. They said wind turbines spoil scenic views and make too much noise.

Leslie Reistrup, who lives near Antonelli, recently told a planning board subcommittee that she and her husband, John, would not have bought their house if they knew they would be faced with a wind turbine.