Opponents of the Bog Wind proposal to erect wind turbines on five cranberry bogs in Wareham will resume their presentation to the Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday, March 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall cafeteria.

During the last public hearing on November 10, Wareham Residents Opposed to Bog Wind told the ZBA the project would enrich large wind developers while most local citizens would suffer considerable reductions to their property values.

The height of the turbines measure about 490 feet each, more than double that of the turbine at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The "swept area," the circle formed by the blades of the turbine, would be slightly larger than a Boeing 747 airplane, that is four-and-a-half times larger than the turbine at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

The group was organized by  seasonal Blackmore Pond resident Barry Cosgrove.

"Everyone is in favor of wind energy until they're not," said Cosgrove. "I was until I did my homework and now I want to educate people. "

According to Cosgrove, Wareham Residents Opposed to Bog Wind will further address noise and health problems the project can potentially cause.

Bog Wind developer Glen Berkowitz, of Beaufort Windpower LLC in Boston, said he has taken resident concerns in to account.

"We look forward to hearing the presentation," said Berkowitz. "We will continue to work with neighbors."

In September, Berkowitz presented a scaled-back version of the project to town boards. Now the plan is to build six turbines on five cranberry bogs, reduced from eight turbines on five cranberry bogs.

The bogs are privately owned and operated by cranberry farmers who will allow Beaufort Windpower to build the turbines on their land.

With the reduction in turbines comes a reduction in potential power. The original Bog Wind Power Cooperative Project was to provide 40 million kilowatt hours per year of electricity for Massachusetts. That number fell to 33 million kilowatt hours per year under the revised plan, according to Berkowitz.

Third party assessor Tech Environmental of Waltham will also give a presentation to the ZBA during the upcoming meeting. The company will share its review of the turbines, including the project's affect on the surrounding community.

The floor will be opened to the public to make comments and ask questions about the project.