| Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005. |
Champaign County considers committee to look at wind turbines
Translate: FROM English | TO English
Translate: FROM English | TO English
A Union Township resident addressed the Champaign County commissioners Tuesday with his concerns about the possibility of wind turbines coming to the area.
Bob McConnell, of the 4000 block of East U.S. Route 36, urged the commissioners to create a committee to gather information about the wind towers and plan properly for the proposed construction in the county.
New York-based wind energy developer Everpower Renewables has proposed constructing 500-foot tall turbines in the eastern part of Champaign County, including Union, Wayne and Salem townships.
McConnell, a member of Union Township Neighbors United a group concerned about the proposed turbines, presented the commissioners with studies from other areas with wind turbines and voiced his concerns about the noise and size of the towers and the land use and value changes they could cause.
Commissioner Max Coates said Logan County formed a similar committee through the Logan County Prosecutor’s Office and that the commissioners expect an answer on the possibility of a Champaign County committee from the local prosecutor’s office later this week.
The commissioners do not have jurisdiction to decide whether the turbines come to the county, but Coates said a committee to improve understanding of the turbines would be beneficial.
By Natalie Morales
Staff Writer
6 June 2007
This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.
The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.
| Wind Watch relies entirely on User Funding |
 (via Stripe) |
 (via Paypal) |
Share:
[ Short URL: https://wind-watch.org/news/?p=5032 ]
