By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Board of Reno County Commissioners Chairman Ron Hirst believes the zoned areas of the county do not want wind projects there.
"I'm not suggesting a total moratorium on the whole county," Hirst said Monday. "I am suggesting that we need to seriously look at the will of the people in certain areas, especially those zoned areas."
Hirst wants all county residents to know what zoning would mean to them, if it happened.
"It doesn't affect agriculture," Hirst said. "How about the rest of those who are not directly involved in agriculture, what it won't do and what it will do? They said, yeah, I'm interested in hearing that information. I'm not too fond of having zoning, but I'd like to hear about it."
Hirst is hoping that staff can get some meetings together.
"Two years ago, the zoning commission talked about setting up meetings out within the county and it hasn't been done," Hirst said. "It's time to at least let the people have the information available so that they can make an intelligent decision."
It's important to note that the non-zoned areas would not be subject to any regulations that are implemented for the zoned areas as things are now.