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Overcrowding postpones public hearing
It might have been one of the most well-attended canceled meetings in DeKalb County history.
An estimated 375 people packed a room in the county health facility Thursday night for a public hearing on a proposed wind farm. ...Because so many wanted to hear and be heard, DeKalb County Hearing Officer Dave Dockus canceled the meeting shortly after it started on account of the venue being too small and conditions "unfair" for everyone in the audience to hear and participate.
February 20, 2009
by Elena Grimm
in Daily Chronicle
DeKALB - It might have been one of the most well-attended canceled meetings in DeKalb County history.
An estimated 375 people packed a room in the county health facility Thursday night for a public hearing on a proposed wind farm. NextEra Energy Resources wants to build and operate a wind farm consisting of 133 turbines in portions of Afton, Clinton, Milan and Shabbona townships, as well as 18 turbines in Lee County.
Because so many wanted to hear and be heard, DeKalb County Hearing Officer Dave Dockus canceled the meeting shortly after it started on account of the venue being too... [continue via Web link]
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