Two opposing campaigns lobbying regarding the Boone County Wind Ordinance

The Sierra Club is soliciting emails by sending an email to local members, requesting they click and send a prepared email to the county board and send the email on to five of their friends.

EMAIL from Sierra Club to local county resident.

If the email recipient “takes action” the following email is sent to the individual county board member.

Oct 24, 2013
Mr. Bill Pysson
601 North Main Street
Belvidere, IL 61008-2600
Dear Mr. Pysson,
The proposed Boone County Wind Farm would bring the county up to $1.3
million in annual property tax revenue by 2015 and make Boone County a
leader in Illinois' transition to a clean energy economy.
Please stand up for Boone County's future by voting for wind and
rejecting any zoning that would prevent the construction of the
proposed Boone County wind farm.
We urge you to reject the excessive setback regulations and adopt
zoning rules that are consistent with other counties in Illinois and
Wisconsin. Namely, the setbacks should be no more than:
-3.1 times the height of the turbine from the place of residence (for
non-participating landowners)
-1.1 times the height of the turbine from property lines (for
non-participating landowners)
-1.1 times the height of the turbine from the existing pipeline
Boone County deserves to be part of Illinois' clean energy future.
I urge you to respect landowner rights, and keep our county open to
this opportunity for new jobs, revenue for our local schools, and smart
and safe economic growth.
Sincerely,
Mrs. xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Caledonia, IL 61011-xxxx
(815) xxx-xxxx

For some time now the organization, Concerned Citizens of Boone County,  has organized citizens to present evidence advocating extremely rigid wind turbine ordinances for Boone County.  Currently they are sending the following letter to county residents and property owners.  They request that following prepared statements opposing a Wind Farm in North Boone County be signed and sent to their office.

No doubt this flood of petitions will be delivered to the county board sometime before the anticipated vote on Wind Turbine Ordinance--Setbacks, now projected for the December Board meeting.