…So when it comes to “NEVER going to convince anyone with an I.Q. over 50 that this was anything other than a total waste of taxpayer money,” maybe I’m stupid but I don’t mind that taxes went to this.  I appreciate the downtown improvements. In fact, I’m happy that we are investing in alternative energy – even if these turbines don’t produce all the energy the park needs or pay themselves off by the end of their useful life. Looking at the bigger picture, just because our current technology for wind and solar energy doesn’t produce energy as efficiently as other sources, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t use it. We all know that we can’t perfect things overnight. We make advances on our current technology by USING it and learning how we can make it better. Believe it or not, these technologies are relatively new commercially. They are being developed and researched more than ever, and they will become major elements in the future of energy production.