Everyone interested in the Wind Tower issue should be aware of a possible county board action regarding this matter.
First:
This item has apparently been placed on the agenda under Item 9.3
This is available at: http://www.boonecountyil.org/sites/default/files/CBAgenda%2003-20-2013.pdf
Second:
The following three emails were sent regarding this item:
Friday, March 15, 2013 11:40 AM
County Board members:
Please note the legal opinion from the State’s Attorney regarding wind tower ZBA hearing procedures.
Bev Koppen (for Ken Terrinoni)
From: Ken Terrinoni
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 11:16 AM
To: Bev Koppen
Subject: FW: WECS ordinance
From: Michelle Courier
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 2:57 PM
To: Ken Terrinoni
Subject: WECS ordinance
Please distribute the attached to the County Board members. If you can send it to them this afternoon, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Michelle J. Courier
Boone County State's Attorney
601 N. Main, Suite 302
Belvidere, IL 61008
(815)547-8199
Chairman Walberg proposed the following procedure to handle the question:
County Board members:
In light of the opinion just received from the State’s Attorney, I would like to have added to the Board agenda a discussion of the pending application from the County Board currently at the Zoning Board of Appeals. I would like to allow each Board member 2 minutes to comment on the application, and an additional 2 minutes after everyone has had the opportunity to speak. I believe this is the best way to determine the feeling of the Board about the pending application.
Bev Koppen (for Chairman Bob Walberg)
Bill’s Response stating that any limitation of discussion of the matter by email is not personally acceptable.
Bev Koppen; County Board
Inbox, Sent Items
Friday, March 15, 2013 4:43 PM
I agree to place this on the agenda--I do not agree to limit anyone's speech especially in this manner. I plan on making this email known to the public. Decisions should not be made via emails especially anything dealing with the pending Wind Farm ordinance. BILL PYSSON
Third and lastly, A Summary: “As Bill sees it”
The problem is how to properly handle the so called LeRoy Township compromise--if the county board is going to eventually consider that as a setback ordinance ---does it need to go back and have the change advertised and have a formal, full fledged hearing? Here again is the LeRoy proposal: http://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/files/95TTQR76094D/$file/letter%20from%20Leroy%20Township.pdf
The setback proposal currently at ZBA is : http://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/files/95TTSR770022/$file/current%20proposed%20WECS%20setback%20revision.pdf
