Unanimously to move forward with the next planning steps for a proposed wind farm. Wdbj7s Noell Saunders joins us now with an update from tonights public hearing, tonight several expressed their concerns from wind experts to county leaders. Even neighboring Rockbridge County had some questions. A packed room with a lot of concerns about virginias potential first commercial windfarm. Botetourt county board of supervisors opened the floor at tuesdays meeting to anyone who had questions or statements. Most of time not all the time but most of the time localities are left worse off then when they started i dont have a problem with it, if they want to set one up in my yard they can set one up in my yard the developer, Apex Clean Energy spoke on the project its calling the rocky forge windfarm. The company says it is going through all the necessary steps and rules in order to build it. The botetourt ordinance was very thorough on what studies was required of us and we also have alot more stu
Is bribery. This is corruption. The real thing. Dont let this stand. Had a the first time we real effect of connecting of the dots by the prosecution and one intended to undermine the defense case that anything that happened that was wrong here was the result of maureen mcdonnell. Of next Maureen Mcdonnells attorney, who argued the prosecutions case is flawed because it is based on the testimony of jonnie williams, immunity. Ed a case built on the word of theie williams is definition of reasonable doubt, the defense said. They described mcdonnell as burned by a businessman wanting access to power. And Bob Mcdonnells attorneys still giving his closing statement, arguing the charges are absurd and no crime occurred. The government will have one last time for rebuttal, and then the case will be in the hands of the jury. We do not know when jury deliberations will begin. We expect it could be tuesday, after the holiday, but nothing is certain. This is clearly an involving story, unfolding
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