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Twp. easing rules for residential windmills
The Portage Township supervisors are attempting to streamline the permitting process and reduce the local costs of having an on-lot residential or small-business wind turbine.
A revamped ordinance based on an original statute adopted in 2005 will be advertised next week with plans for adoption in April, Supervisor Kenneth Trimbath said.
March 6, 2010
by Kathy Mellott
in The Tribune-Democrat
PORTAGE - The Portage Township supervisors are attempting to streamline the permitting process and reduce the local costs of having an on-lot residential or small-business wind turbine.
A revamped ordinance based on an original statute adopted in 2005 will be advertised next week with plans for adoption in April, Supervisor Kenneth Trimbath said.
"We've been working on it for about a year," he said of the process, which included input from residents and a number of workshops.
Portage Township was one of the first in the region to adopt a residential ordinance on the heels of development of the commercial Allegheny Ridge... [continue via Web link]
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