ASHLAND - The Boone County Planning and Zoning Commission held its final public hearing to discuss restrictions of wind farms in Boone County on Thursday.
According to previous KOMU 8 reporting, Boone County Commissioner Janet Thompson said wind turbines have been successful in Missouri for areas with smaller populations, such as counties outside of Boone. What we re looking at is making sure that the people that own the big tracts of land aren t the only voices in the conversation, Thompson said. It s a balancing act of interests.
RWE, a wind energy plant company, is planning to establish wind farms in northwestern Boone County and Howard County. Howard County has no zoning restrictions, but the Planning and Zoning Commission in Boone County proposed rules for requiring overlay districts for any area where a wind farm could develop.
Boone County leaders schedule public hearings to discuss wind farm regulations
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Boone County leaders have scheduled public hearings for wind farm regulations that could go into effect later this year.
The regulations create rules on how wind farm projects will be approved, operated and where they will be placed.
Each of the Meetings is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m.
The second public hearing will be held on April 20 in the Harrisburg High School gymnasium the third will happen on the 29th and be held in the Southern Boone School District central office.
Boone County Resource Management Director Bill Florea said the rules will streamline the process of setting up the turbines.
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