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Monday, October 27, 2008

Ind. Courts - "Fight over Boone Co. turbines headed to court"

Richard Essex of WTHR 13 Eyewitness News had this interesting report Sunday:

Lebanon - A lawsuit between two Lebanon neighbors is being watched carefully by people in the wind turbine industry. The outcome could effect future commercial and residential development of wind turbines in Boone County and central Indiana.

Melissa and Jeff Garrard have been granted permission to build a wind turbine in their backyard after years of replacing shingles blown off the house. The couple decided to take advantage of the wind.

They applied for and received permission to build a wind turbine from the Boone County Board of Zoning Appeals. The turbine, once constructed can not exceed 140 feet, and according to Melissa Garrard, well under the height of two communication towers already in the area of their house.

However, one neighbor is objecting, claiming in local published reports that Garrard's wind turbine would adversely impact the neighborhood along with safety concerns to wildlife.

There are a handful of commercial wind farms under consideration in Boone County and a reversal by the courts could halt those plans.

Here are earlier ILB entries on wind turbines.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 27, 2008 08:40 AM
Posted to Environment | Indiana Courts