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Woodford Co. zoning board backs wind farm
CONGERVILLE -- The fate of the the White Oak Wind Energy Center now is in the hands of the Woodford County Board.
The Woodford County Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 after two days of testimony to recommend a special-use permit for the wind farm. However, the recommendation to the County Board did come with several conditions.
Chicago-based Invenergy Wind is seeking approval to build 100 turbines on scattered sites near the McLean-Woodford county line. Construction on the project, which would cost more than $200 million, is slated for spring 2007.
The zoning board expects the company to obtain approval from the Federal Aviation Administration and complete a historical and archaeological impact study. The company also will be required to issue a letter of credit for $59,000 per turbine to ensure the decommissioning of the wind farm.
October 27, 2006
by J.W. Shults
in The Bloomington Pantagraph
CONGERVILLE -- The fate of the the White Oak Wind Energy Center now is in the hands of the Woodford County Board.
The Woodford County Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 after two days of testimony to recommend a special-use permit for the wind farm. However, the recommendation to the County Board did come with several conditions.
Chicago-based Invenergy Wind is seeking approval to build 100 turbines on scattered sites near the McLean-Woodford county line. Construction on the project, which would cost more than $200 million, is slated for spring 2007.
The zoning board expects the company to obtain approval... [continue via Web link]
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