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About Save Our Skyline

Homes first.
Communities heard.

Save Our Skyline is a community group dedicated to preserving the character and tranquility of areas with family homes and tight-knit communities.

Our position is clear: We strongly oppose the construction of industrial wind turbines in residential areas.

Protect homesResidential areas deserve careful siting
Inform residentsPlain language and original records
Strengthen voicesPublic participation before decisions

Why we exist

Large projects should not move faster than the people who will live beside them

Industrial energy development can reshape a rural community for decades. Residents deserve early notice, understandable information, access to original documents, and a meaningful opportunity to speak before important decisions are made.

Our concern

Residential siting has lasting consequences

Utility-scale wind turbines can change views, land use, traffic, construction activity, and relationships between neighboring properties. Those questions should be discussed openly, with the people who live in the affected community at the center of the process.

Our commitment

Residents should be able to see what is being proposed

Project maps, site plans, correspondence, ordinances, meeting notices, and regulatory filings should be available early enough for residents to read them, ask informed questions, and participate on the public record.

What we stand for

Renewable-energy decisions should be transparent, carefully sited, and accountable to the people who live with them.

01

Local participation

Residents should be able to see plans early, understand the process, and speak on the record.

02

Verifiable information

Original letters, maps, ordinances, applications, and meeting notices come before speculation.

03

Responsible siting

Project benefits, tradeoffs, and community impacts deserve a full and public review.

What we do

Turn scattered information into something residents can use

Save Our Skyline follows local meetings, collects public records, preserves historical materials, and explains the process in ordinary language.

01Track

Follow current developments

We watch township notices, meeting schedules, DTE correspondence, and Michigan Public Service Commission records for changes that affect local residents.

02Explain

Make complicated material understandable

We translate legal and technical language into clear summaries while linking readers to the underlying source whenever possible.

03Preserve

Build a public document history

We organize older campaign materials, township records, maps, notices, and research so the current discussion has context.

How we handle information

Advocacy and accuracy belong together

  • We state our position openly.
  • We separate confirmed facts from unanswered questions.
  • We label historical advocacy material as advocacy.
  • We prefer original letters, maps, ordinances, agendas, and filings.
  • We correct information when stronger evidence becomes available.

Current focus

The reported Beaver-Williams wind proposal

Our immediate work is focused on DTE correspondence describing an approximately 254 MW wind energy conversion system in Beaver and Williams townships, along with the township and state processes that may follow.

Current informationProject watch

What the letters say

Read the confirmed details, what remains unknown, and why an application would not be the same as approval.

Open project watch →
Public participationMeetings and officials

Know where to ask questions

Use official meeting pages and the contact directory to reach the township, county, state, and federal offices serving the area.

Contact your officials →
BackgroundHistory and documents

Understand the earlier record

Review the developing timeline of Bay County wind discussions and clearly labeled campaign materials.

Explore the history →

Connect with the group

Share information and stay involved

For now, the Save Our Skyline Facebook page is the public place to follow updates, share relevant records, and connect with other residents. A secure website submission form is not active.

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