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'No-win situation' as wind gets the nod
The seven 406ft turbines planned at Petsoe End, Emberton, were given the go-ahead by the city planning committee.
But it was anything but a breeze for supporters of the Your Energy project - with councillors split six-five on the crucial vote. ...Cllr Isabella Fraser said: "The council is caught between a rock and a hard place. We are in a no-win situation."
She complained of "email harassment" by supporters of the scheme and attacked those in the public gallery for "extremely immature" behaviour in waving placards.
December 19, 2007
by Doug Smith
in Milton Keynes Citizen
Windfarming with sky-high hillside turbines will be blowing into Milton Keynes following a night of high drama in the council chamber.
The seven 406ft turbines planned at Petsoe End, Emberton, were given the go-ahead by the city planning committee.
But it was anything but a breeze for supporters of the Your Energy project - with councillors split six-five on the crucial vote.
Committee chairman Brian Morsley had to call a 10-minute recess during a two-hour debate after a council lawyer queried whether the authority could face a legal challenge on the grounds that a member might be held to have a prejudicial personal... [continue via Web link]
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