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Residents urge county to consider moratorium on industrial wind projects during public comment
Summary
Multiple residents told the County Services Committee they oppose industrial wind turbines in Washington County and urged the quorum court to consider a moratorium, raise questions about tax guarantees and decommissioning, and weigh local health and property-value concerns.
Three residents used the meeting’s public comment period to urge Washington County officials to consider a moratorium or other restrictions on industrial wind energy projects.
Nikki Lockett of Prairie Grove asked the court to consider a moratorium and questioned how promised property tax revenues would be distributed, noting that “80% of that will go to schools in education, 20% to the county,” and expressing concern that…
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