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Wind Farm Zoning Protest
Some Stephenson County residents took to the streets Wednesday, protesting a new county policy they say restricts their rights. It all comes down to this, no one seems to know how many landowners there are in the county and that's a figure that's impacting a controversial zoning decision.
July 25, 2007
by Alice Barr
in WIFR
Some Stephenson County residents took to the streets Wednesday, protesting a new county policy they say restricts their rights. It all comes down to this, no one seems to know how many landowners there are in the county and that's a figure that's impacting a controversial zoning decision.
The protest concerns the future development of wind farms in the county and the county board's zoning decision on these kinds of projects. Protesters are upset with the way the board is handling the approval process.
"It is not about wind farms, it's about the people being excluded from a process that... [continue via Web link]
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