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Mars barred from building wind turbine
Despite an incentive agreement that references it, Mars Chocolate North America won't construct a wind turbine for its Topeka site.
That is because having a wind turbine on the Kanza Fire Commerce Park would interfere with the airspace of nearby Forbes Field.
February 24, 2012
by Aly Van Dyke
in Capital-Journal
Despite an incentive agreement that references it, Mars Chocolate North America won't construct a wind turbine for its Topeka site.
That is because having a wind turbine on the Kanza Fire Commerce Park would interfere with the airspace of nearby Forbes Field.
"Any object constructed in Kanza Fire does interfere with approaches and departures," said Eric Johnson, president of the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority. "It would severely limit the use of Forbes Field in general."
Mars initially wanted a 400-foot-high turbine, he said. But even a 300-foot-tall turbine would have been a hazard to... [continue via Web link]
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