The Herald follows up its earlier story on Evergreen Solar’s noisy plant with a report on the $1000-a-day fine the Devens Enterprise Commission plans to impose if the company doesn’t quiet down:
In exchange for creating 350 jobs, the Marlboro-based firm received $23 million in state grants, $17.5 million in low-interest loans and a low-cost, 30-year lease of state-owned property in Devens.
But since the plant has come on line, neighbors say its around-the-clock noise has destroyed their lives.
“It’s like our tax dollars are being used to torture us,” said Harvard resident Janice Perry, whose farm abuts the new manufacturing plant.
The plant is supposed to generate no more than 38 decibels, but neighbors say it often reaches 49 decibels according to their studies.
Posted by Brendan Lynch
Tags: Evergreen Solar, Herald
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