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Commission discusses renewing wind-farm moratorium and pursuing a sound study after ice-related noise complaints
Summary
With neighbors reporting severe turbine noise during recent icing, the commission discussed extending a moratorium on new leases, scheduling a review in April and pursuing a technical acoustic study and operator commitments on how to measure and mitigate noise.
Neosho County commissioners discussed plans to revisit the county’s moratorium on wind-farm leasing and to pursue a sound study after residents reported unusually loud turbine noise during recent freezing and thaw cycles.
Commissioners said the moratorium remains a tool while the county evaluates long-term policy; they agreed to schedule discussion on the moratorium’s renewal at the first April meeting so the community has time to weigh in. The panel also discussed pursuing a…
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