By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County Commissioner Daniel Friesen moved to once again table the discussion by the Board of County Commissioners of wind farm regulations in the county.
"Where I disagree with you both for different reasons is, I think there is some significant value in not kicking the can down the road, either by putting a moratorium on it or by approving the regulations as they stand," Friesen said. "Either one, I don't think, gets us where we want to be in this county. It takes the pressure off of everybody and nothing's going to happen."
After listening to Friesen, commissioner Ron Sellers was willing to let the issue continue to percolate for a few more weeks.
"I respect Commissioner Friesen that suggests in his mind that there might be movement toward a satisfactory solution," Sellers said. "I'll support his motion at this point."
Chairman Ron Hirst doesn't believe more time will get them anywhere.
"I was disappointed to not make any decision today regarding the prohibition on wind farms," Hirst said Tuesday. I think we did successfully kick the can down six weeks. We're going to end up with the same thing. We know what's going to happen. There's no sense in prolonging this. If you ask the people out there, I think it was a sign that corporations pushed out the people's will and their desires and I think we let that happen."
The issue has once again been held off until May 25th.