Residents urge stricter setbacks, lower heights and more study as county readies hearings
Dozens of residents addressed the board during a lengthy public-comment period on Dec. 23, pressing for larger setbacks (property line rather than dwelling), limits on a proposed 650-foot turbine height, better safety and emergency-response protections, evening meeting times, and either a longer moratorium or a county-wide vote.
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The Dec. 23 public-comment period at the Des Moines County Board of Supervisors meeting drew dozens of residents who delivered sharply divided views on the proposed wind, solar and battery ordinance.
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