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Medina OKs wind turbine moratorium
After a lengthy discussion, city councilors decided to enact a moratorium. City Planner Dusty Finke said he expected to bring a revised ordinance before the City Council in late July or early August, thus making possible an early lifting of the moratorium.
The difference between small wind and big wind might be a key issue.
June 14, 2012
by Susan Van Cleaf
in Medina Community News
"The difference between small wind and big wind is huge," said Dave Eid, as the Medina City Council questioned him about what is happening with wind turbine technology.
The City Council, at the Tuesday, June 5 meeting, was considering whether or not to call for a yearlong moratorium on issuance of conditional use permits (CUPs) for wind turbines. Eid was in the audience with his colleague Mike Woodley, of Renewable Energy SD, Excelsior, a company that sells wind turbines.
After a lengthy discussion, city councilors decided to enact a moratorium. City Planner Dusty Finke said he expected to bring a revised ordinance... [continue via Web link]
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