Last week the County Board of DeKalb County, Illinois approved rezoning of nearly 200 acres of farmland in the county for construction of 119 wind turbine power generators, to be situated in Shabbona, Milan, Alton and Clinton Townships, over the objections of crowds of homeowners and other opponents who objected to destruction of what they characterized as "the county's agricultural heritage." The Board voted 16-4 to approve the zoning change, with the majority of Board members agreeing that stimulation of the local economy and the tax benefits to county government from construction and operation of the wind farm would outweigh the cultural and aesthetic considerations raised by wind farm opponents.
Monday, June 29, 2009
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