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Due diligence on Roanoke County wind turbines
The prospect of windmills standing 440 feet above Poor Mountain, visible from distant mountain outlooks and the Roanoke Valley below, should make one thing clear to advocates and foes alike: A wind farm would have a big impact.
March 7, 2011
in Roanoke Times
The planning commission is right to go slow on turbine regulations for Roanoke County.
The prospect of windmills standing 440 feet above Poor Mountain, visible from distant mountain outlooks and the Roanoke Valley below, should make one thing clear to advocates and foes alike: A wind farm would have a big impact.
If Roanoke County is going to allow giant turbines, it must get the rules right.
Though regulations for large- and utility-scale wind turbines have been in the works for a year and a half, the planning commission delayed acting on them last week after hearing from turbine opponents during the... [continue via Web link]
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