By Jennifer Wheeler
Rockford Register Star
The Ireland-based company plans to build a $300 million to $400 million wind farm with as many as 100 turbines on 12,000 acres in Manchester and LeRoy townships. The business has other projects under development in Lee, Bureau and Whiteside counties.Green said he did not know when an application for a Boone County project would be filed because the company is still gathering information needed for the paperwork. However, he said the board's narrow defeat of the more-restrictive zoning ordinance Wednesday gives company leaders comfort in investing more dollars into the project.He said the community can look at each specific project application on its own merits, rather than making broad statements for or against wind energy development in general. That itself could break a tie vote.
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