Monday, April 09, 2007

Manitowoc Judge Nixes Wind Farm Permit

(AP) MANITOWOC A planned wind farm in rural Two Rivers has hit a snag with a judge's decision nixing a conditional use permit for the project.Manitowoc County Circuit Judge Patrick Willis ruled in favor of five plaintiffs who live near the wind farm proposed by Emerging Energies, LLC.

The county's Board of Adjustment failed to act "according to law" in approving the permit because it didn't apply the most recently amended version of the county's Wind Energy Ordinance, the judge said in a decision dated Tuesday.

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