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Williams County tables 1-mile turbine setback after public outcry; forms committee to rewrite language
Summary
After weeks of public comment urging larger setbacks and a moratorium, Williams County commissioners tied on a motion to adopt a 1-mile wind-turbine setback and voted to table the ordinance change while forming a committee to refine definitions and processes.
The Williams County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday declined to adopt a staff-proposed change that would raise the required setback for new wind-energy turbines from 1,400 feet to 1 mile, instead voting to table the amendment and ask staff to assemble a committee to refine the ordinance language.
The proposal, presented by planning staff as LUDash0021Dash26, would have applied only to future wind-energy facilities and not to three already-permitted projects. Staff described the amendment as an effort to increase the distance between turbines and existing structures. The board opened a public hearing that drew multiple residents urging a larger setback or a temporary moratorium.
Why it matters: Residents described visual, quality-of-life and…
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