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Sheboygan County Communities for Responsible Energy hopes to stop project
Opponents are now urging town officials to impose bonds and fees and stretch out the approval process as long as possible in hopes the state Legislature revisits rules that govern wind farm development sometime next year. State Sen. Glenn Grothman (R-West Bend) has encouraged the town to do the same, saying there's a good chance that such efforts could keep the project from moving forward.
July 31, 2012
by Josh Lintereur
in Sheboygan Press
Sheboygan County Communities for Responsible Energy hopes to stop project
Citizens living near a proposed wind farm site in the Town of Sherman have formed an opposition group in hopes of stopping the project.
Members of the Sheboygan County Communities for Responsible Energy group say they plan to work with local leaders and state legislators to amend new state rules that have eliminated local control for wind siting decisions.
"The problem we're dealing with now is a consequence of failed public policy, and that's where it needs to be addressed first," said Edward Buck, who lives in the township and is a member... [continue via Web link]
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