Regarding your article “Ashe board approves ordinance … ” (Feb. 20), the Ashe County commissioners should be commended for leading our state in developing a local ordinance that protects their mountain resources and all their citizens. While recognizing the need for the development of alternative energy sources, Ashe County has made its position clear that development of 400-foot-high wind turbines on mountain ridges is not acceptable.

While deferring to N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper’s interpretation that giant turbines violate N.C.’s Ridge Law, Ashe has had the foresight to protect the county’s unique ridgetop landscape and those who would potentially live... [continue via Web link]