HUTCHINSON, Kan. — It has been an ongoing matter that seems to have no resolution, but Reno County commissioners will try once again to pass some form of wind farm regulations during Tuesday's agenda session.
The regulation came back before the commission, which has been divided over the proposal ever since NextEra failed to get a unanimous vote for a conditional use permit for a new wind farm near Cheney Reservoir. The board did not want to just ban wind farms in the county and instead went to the county planning department to hammer out a new set of regulations. Since then, commissioners have debated details while leaving the larger issue unresolved.
The board was supposed to make a decision on the regulations last month, but Commissioner Daniel Friesen wanted to wait a few weeks to see if any common ground could be found between supporters and opponents of wind energy.
The matter is up as an action item when the board meets Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Reno County Courthouse.
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