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Resident urges passage of updated wind farm ordinance; commission schedules second reading for Feb. 17
Summary
A Brown County resident told commissioners the Venergy wind project places turbines near private property and urged approval of the county raft; commissioners said the updated ordinance is posted for a two-week review and scheduled a second reading and possible adoption on Feb. 17.
A public commenter told the Brown County Commission on the morning of the regular session that a proposed Venergy wind project had signed up extensive acreage in the county and urged the commission to adopt an updated wind farm ordinance.
"I really hate to have a wind tower right in my back door," said Speaker 4, who identified concerns about resale value and cited roughly 400 to 580 acres overall with specific acreages (50.88 acres in Section 2 and…
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