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Wind farm court fight in works
The Tazewell County Board approved extending an enterprise zone to a proposed wind farm against the recommendation of State's Attorney Stewart Umholtz, who said legal action against the county is the next step.
"The issue will get before an Illinois court," Umholtz said Wednesday after the board's 12-4 vote.
Umholtz says the extension violates the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act.
He said he could find no supporting case law for the city of Pekin and the county to extend their jointly owned enterprise zone using connected, 3-foot-wide strips of land from Pekin to the Tazewell and Logan county line.
July 31, 2008
by Kevin Sampier
in Lincoln Courier
The Tazewell County Board approved extending an enterprise zone to a proposed wind farm against the recommendation of State's Attorney Stewart Umholtz, who said legal action against the county is the next step.
"The issue will get before an Illinois court," Umholtz said Wednesday after the board's 12-4 vote.
Umholtz says the extension violates the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act.
He said he could find no supporting case law for the city of Pekin and the county to extend their jointly owned enterprise zone using connected, 3-foot-wide strips of land from Pekin to the Tazewell and Logan county line.
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