"I don't see the state taking away the county's power, but you never know,"Campbell said. "Right now, most ordinances in the state are wind-friendly. If more restrictive ordinances pass, that's when it could get interesting."
Campbell only advocates a statewide policy if it were to allow public hearings at the local level, since she admitted not all counties have the resources to conduct their own studies.The wind industry has only expressed lukewarm support for statewide standards in Illinois, with the state's strong history of "home-rule" authority and a patchwork of mostly positive wind siting ordinances. However, there are some possible benefits to standardized permitting regs:
He points to current Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposal for more restrictive setbacks as an example. The policy set to take place March 1 calls for a setback of 1,250 feet. Walker wants 1,800 feet.
On the other end, propellers from two towers were damaged this past summer near Marseilles and a group of citizens in Livingston County worry about a decrease in property tax value from houses near wind turbines.
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