Thursday, March 01, 2007

A new wind is blowing by Travis Morse

Lawsuit by 10 plaintiffs could block wind farm in Stephenson County

FREEPORT - Ten Stephenson County property owners objecting to the proposed Lancaster Wind Farm near Dakota filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to invalidate the farm's special-use permit and prevent the project from moving forward.

The plaintiffs include David and Kris Parrish, Don and Rita Koch, Rick and Joyce Giles, Carl and Sharon Wise, and Jerry and Marcia Maize, all of whom are adjacent property owners to the proposed wind farm. Listed as defendants in the suit are the Stephenson County Board, County Board Chairman John Blum, the county Zoning Board of Appeals, Zoning Board Chairman Jim Yeoman, Lancaster Wind Farm LLC, Navitas Energy Inc., and Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica, S.A.

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