SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Planning Commission will take comments and testimony from the public regarding future zoning regulations for wind farms and energy conversion regulations during its regular meeting Thursday, June 18.
Approval to begin assessing the regulations was given during the last board meeting. So once again the public will share its thoughts on wind farms. All of this stems from efforts by NextEra to build a wind farm in southern Reno County. The proposal has been met with stiff opposition from area residents. Many want the county to pass regulations that would all but ban wind farms in the county.
The company failed to get a conditional use permit by county commissioners when they could not reach a unanimous vote on the matter. Both the company and opponents of the wind farm are in the middle of several legal matters regarding the protest petitions that were signed by county residents.
The June 18 meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Reno County Courthouse Veterans Room.