At Friday's Iroquois County Board Planning and Zoning Committee meeting, the committee members unanimously approved the motion for a six-month moratorium on future wind tower development for the purpose of researching new information and amending the county's wind tower ordinance due to the increased interest in wind tower development.

Judy Campbell, a Livingston County board member, was at Friday's meeting. She said she was not speaking on behalf of her county but instead as someone who has researched wind tower projects for five years.

She said she research into wind power needs to be examined with great detail and the county board... [continue via Web link]