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Effingham County board pauses action on wind and solar rules pending Coles County hearings
Summary
County board members discussed potential local rules for wind and solar farms but agreed to wait for the outcome of ongoing hearings in neighboring Coles County and noted limits imposed by state statutes; no ordinance or formal action was adopted.
Presiding board member opened discussion on “wind solar farms” and said he had not heard back from Aaron about a draft ordinance, and the board took no formal action.
Board members said they are watching Coles County’s ongoing wind-ordinance hearings and plan to mirror any ordinance that appears to withstand public scrutiny and legal testing. A board member summarized the county’s approach: “we're kind of watching what Coles County's wind ordinance hearing ... we're trying to see if their ordinance kinda is tested in this process and and withstands the test and…
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