(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Planning and Zoning Commission Monday heard an update from a subcommittee looking into possible zoning ordinance revisions pertaining to wind turbines. P & Z member Carol Pierce, who serves on the subcommittee, says noise was among the issues they addressed…
Erica Schultes, another P & Z member of the subcommittee, says there was no recommendation by the group to change setback requirements…
Several in the crowd opposed to any new development of wind farms in Dickinson county differed, saying the turbines being proposed for a new facility in eastern and central Dickinson county are much larger compared to the ones addressed in the 2009 ordinance. Kris Vankleek of rural Milford, who also serves on the subcommittee, says she’s conscious of property rights of those on both sides of the issue…
The Planning and Zoning Commission took no action during Monday’s meeting. Chairman Tony Weber said the committee’s work is far from complete and that it will still be sometime before the commission will be able to make a formal recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
