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A new hurdle for wind farm? Opponents want higher bar for approval
May 21, 2013 by David Giuliani in Sauk Valley News
May 21, 2013 by David Giuliani in Sauk Valley News
On Friday, Rockford attorney Rick Porter, who is representing Hamilton Township, informed Lee County of the township board's Dec. 11 decision to file an objection to the wind farm, known as the Green River project. ...By Porter's reading of the law, the township's written objection now means the project needs a three-fourths County Board majority for passage.
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Illinois]
Windy debates: Each Indiana county has a different wind farm standard.
May 17, 2013 by Ken de la Bastide in Kokomo Tribune
May 17, 2013 by Ken de la Bastide in Kokomo Tribune
Residents in Howard County have recently begun urging the commissioners to change the setback requirements. Wind farm opponents are seeking a setback of 4,921 feet from non-participating property lines.
The Tipton County Board of Zoning Appeals approved the proposed Prairie Breeze Wind Farm planned by juwi Wind with the requirement of a 1,500-foot setback from property lines.
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Indiana]
Planning board recommends 6-month wind turbine moratorium
May 16, 2013 by Elizabeth McNamara in East Greenwich Patch
May 16, 2013 by Elizabeth McNamara in East Greenwich Patch
"We thought we would impose a moratorium while we study other ordinances and templates and models and what's happened in other places and draft something coherent," she said.
Other Rhode Island municipalities have imposed such a moratorium in advance of legislation, including North Kingstown, which ended up with a large wind turbine it didn't want on privately owned land on Route 102.
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Rhode Island]
The Antrim Select Board voted to appeal the state ruling that denied a 10-turbine wind project after deciding to accept a $40,000 offer from Antrim Wind in a contentious meeting Monday that led to one resident being escorted out by police and several others walking away in frustration.
Hoopeston wind farm building permit extended for a year
May 11, 2013 by Tracy Moss in The News-Gazette
May 11, 2013 by Tracy Moss in The News-Gazette
The extension also allows the project to adhere to parameters set out in Vermilion County's original wind ordinance, requiring turbines to be 1,000 feet from a primary structure, which includes houses.
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Illinois]
After turbulent hearing, supervisors postpone action on wind ordinance to May 15
May 10, 2013 by Sierra Robinson in East County Magazine
May 10, 2013 by Sierra Robinson in East County Magazine
After more than three hours of heated testimony on Tuesday, San Diego Supervisors opted to delay a decision on a controversial wind ordinance and changes to plans for two backcountry communities until May 15. The postponement came after a lawyer representing rural residents sent a last-minute letter claiming that approval of the project would be illegal.
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California]
The county first passed a moratorium to give staff time to draw up wind farm regulations, a requirement to fall in line with state laws. But the county’s rules are as of yet unfinished, and the moratorium was set to expire in late June.
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Wyoming]
When taken in total the restrictions make it highly unlikely that a commercial wind energy conversion system could set up operation in Marshall County.
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Michigan]
Moratorium sought on wind farm in Delaware County, IN
May 6, 2013 by Rick Yencer in Muncie Free Press
May 6, 2013 by Rick Yencer in Muncie Free Press
Bledsoe explained it had been been no secret that E-ON had been looking at Delaware and Randolph counties for wind energy and there was nothing for government to do until some rules were in place.
Rybarczrk had said other counties like Marshall at Plymouth, were imposing a moratorium for wind farms.
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Indiana]
The bill, which also is known as he Alabama Wind Energy Conversion Systems Act of 2013, is in trouble because of a filibuster by Democrats that has locked it up past the required introduction deadline. That forces the bill to get unanimous approval before it could be introduced.
Plan commission tabled proposed wind farm regulations
May 3, 2013 by Seth Slabaugh in The Star Press
May 3, 2013 by Seth Slabaugh in The Star Press
An overflow crowd of about 75 people showed up at a city-county plan commission meeting Thursday night in opposition to a possible Delaware County wind farm.
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Indiana]
Zoning board to vote on assertion that turbines are excessively noisy
May 2, 2013 by Michael C. Bailey in The Enterprise
May 2, 2013 by Michael C. Bailey in The Enterprise
Neil P. Andersen of Blacksmith Shop Road filed the appeal in November, asking the zoning board to overturn Building Commissioner Eladio R. Gore's ruling that Wind 1 did not present a nuisance by virtue of excessive noise-a ruling issued in response to a complaint by Mr. Andersen.
Longview adopts new zoning rules for residential windmills
April 30, 2013 by Amy M.E. Fischer in The Daily News
April 30, 2013 by Amy M.E. Fischer in The Daily News
A year after Longview resident Ken Spring installed a vintage windmill on his 3-acre property without a permit, the City Council adopted new zoning rules that allow for small wind energy systems.
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Washington]
Panel blows off wind farm; County Board has the final say
April 25, 2013 by David Giuliani in Sauk Valley News
April 25, 2013 by David Giuliani in Sauk Valley News
By a 3-2 vote, the Zoning Board of Appeals recommended denial of Ireland-based Mainstream Renewable Power's proposed 53 turbines. The County Board, which meets May 21, has the final say.
The decision ended a decade in which the wind energy industry largely drove the county's approval process.
Woodstock selectmen, Patriot Renewables talk changes to wind ordinance
April 25, 2013 by Alison Aloisio in The Bethel Citizen
April 25, 2013 by Alison Aloisio in The Bethel Citizen
Spruce Mountain Wind representatives last week talked with Woodstock officials about possibly altering the town's new wind ordinance to someday allow them to replace their existing turbines with ones that would be quieter overall.
The ordinance restricts future wind projects by imposing a lower maximum decibel level for sound generated by the turbines and greater setback from property lines, along with other requirements.
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Maine]
John Alexander, chairman of the panel, said that setbacks are really the one area where the county has some authority. Alexander said residents who live as far as 1,600 feet or more from turbines have testified that they are affected by the noise.
But the panel also discussed that if the setbacks are increased more than the existing 1,200 feet, it could eliminate any further development for wind energy.
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Illinois]
"With the instability, uncertainty and lack of direction related to the issues pertaining to wind energy throughout the State, the Huron County Board of Commissioners will not schedule any additional wind turbine action on the Board's agenda until there is resolution to these issues," the letter states.
The Local Government Association (LGA) will lobby the State Government to ban wind turbines from suburban backyards.
The move comes after Burnside Council unsuccessfully lobbied the government to close a planning loophole that allowed wind turbines up to 10m tall to be erected without development approval.
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Australia / New Zealand]
Vermilion County board still up in air on wind turbine rules
April 19, 2013 by Brian L. Huchel in The Commercial-News
April 19, 2013 by Brian L. Huchel in The Commercial-News
The issue of wind turbines remained up in the air on Thursday as the panel assembled to discuss the issue adjourned without a decision.
Selected county board members as well as other community representatives meet at noon Thursday to discuss comments and information provided by residents who attended a public forum on Monday regarding wind turbines.
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Illinois]
Senators took a bill that called for a three-year moratorium on large-scale wind developments, pared it down to legislation that would have required large energy generation projects to conform to Act 250 land-use criteria, and then stripped it to $75,000 worth of studies for the House to consider.