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Woodford Co. may use eminent domain to keep wind farm
EUREKA -- The Woodford County Board voted 12-0 to approve a road repair agreement and special use permits for a $260 million wind farm, and might use eminent domain to force townships to follow suit.
October 19, 2006
by J.W. Shults
in Bloomington Pantagraph
EUREKA -- The Woodford County Board voted 12-0 to approve a road repair agreement and special use permits for a $260 million wind farm, and might use eminent domain to force townships to follow suit.
Earlier this week, Navitas Energy officials said they will seek new land for a wind farm after an effort to reach road repair agreements with Greene, Clayton and Panola townships failed.
The special use permits for building the 79-turbine wind farm can’t be used unless access to the site is available through the townships. The county’s road agreement includes provisions for upgrading and repair of... [continue via Web link]
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