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Traverse County votes 3–1 to send FAA letter raising concerns over proposed Big Stone County wind-turbine study
Summary
The county commission approved a 3–1 letter to the FAA about Aeronautical Study No. 2025WTE-1815-OE (156 turbines at 650 feet), expressing concern that turbine height or placement could interfere with aerial-application methods used by local farmers; Chair Jerrel Olson voted no.
The Traverse County Commission voted 3–1 to approve a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration regarding Aeronautical Study No. 2025WTE-1815-OE, a Big Stone County project proposal described in the record as 156 wind turbines at 650 feet.
The minutes state that the Board "approved, 3-1, with Olson opposed, a letter written to the Federal Aviation Administration regarding Aeronautical Study No. 2025WTE-1815-OE". Commissioners cited concern that turbine height or placement could interfere with aerial application methods farmers use. The record links the Board action to landowner rights and agricultural operations; no formal amendment to the motion was recorded. Chair Jerrel Olson was the lone vote against the letter.
No written response from the FAA appears in these minutes; the Board did not record further direction beyond approving the letter. The action was recorded under Per M.S. §375.12 procedures for claims/bills in the minutes and is now in the county record.
