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Town raises taxes to challenge wind farm proposal
Morrison residents are skeptical that a proposed wind farm will be an economic generator for the town, so they are raising their taxes to find out for themselves.
"In order to get something, you've got to have some money," said Morrison resident Beverly Kocian. "This project needs more investigating. They say there's going to be jobs, but you can't tell me the people around here are going to be working on these turbines."
April 15, 2010
by Paul Snyder
in The Daily Reporter
Morrison residents are skeptical that a proposed wind farm will be an economic generator for the town, so they are raising their taxes to find out for themselves.
"In order to get something, you've got to have some money," said Morrison resident Beverly Kocian. "This project needs more investigating. They say there's going to be jobs, but you can't tell me the people around here are going to be working on these turbines."
Kocian said she opposes Chicago-based Invenergy LLC's proposal for the Ledge Wind Farm in Brown County, which would put 54 turbines in Morrison, but the decision to raise taxes... [continue via Web link]
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