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Commission: Wind farm rules not compatible with comp plan | Belvidere Daily Republican

 

The 5-0 vote came Tuesday night and was based primarily on the belief that setbacks, recommended by the planning, zoning and building committee (PZB), would preclude a wind farm from being developed anywhere in the county.

Some commissioners also thought the proposed rules were too restrictive.

Assistant planner Gina DelRose will present that recommendation, and the commission’s comments, to the county zoning board of appeals at Tuesday night’s public hearing. It is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the county administration building, 1212 Logan Ave., Belvidere.

This is the meeting in which residents will be entitled to make comments concerning the proposed regulations.

 

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BCJ: Letter to Editor on Wind Farms

The following is taken from page 2, of the August 31, 2012 Boone County Journal, which is available free of cost at merchants across the county and on line at:  http://boonecountyjournal.com/news/2012/Boone-County-News-08-31-12.pdf#page=3

Editor,
What is the definition of renewable power? Is it the
construction of wind turbines?
Mainstream Renewable Energy, based in Ireland, intends
to build 100 wind turbines in northern Boone County. Many
landowners have been approached to lease their land .
And many have signed contracts. These contracts are
to be kept very secret. A landowner may not disclose any
information even if he wanted to. Therefore, the location of
possible turbines is not known. A developer can sell the lease
to a third party without the knowledge of the landowner. A
lease could possibly control your land for 50 years. Heirs
would have to abide, as the contract goes with the land.
These are just a few of the restrictions that a landowner will
agree to for payment of the lease.
There are many questions and concerns given by
surrounding property owners at county meetings, where the
developer is present, but no answers are given.
These turbines are not like the wind mills of years ago.
The wind does not power them. They must have electricity
to operate.
Of the many goals a wind developer will say is, they
want to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
But nothing is said about the amount of various fuels
needed to operate a single turbine transformer at the base
of each turbine, depending on the size, can contain up to
500 gallons of oil; hundreds of gallons of hydraulic and
lubricating oil; antifreeze (glycol) which is from gas and oil
reserves; greases and cleaning fluids.
A substation with one or two transformers may require
12,000 gallons , possibly more, of mineral oil which is a
byproduct of crude oil.
The manufacturers of large turbines do not include
electricity consumption in the specifications they produce.
Oil leaks do happen. On January 26, 2012 in Warsaw,
N.Y., 45 tons of soil had to be removed due to a transformer
leak of 400 gallons of oil at the base of a wind turbine.
Doris Nelson
Caledonia, Illinois

Daily Chronicle | Gambling in DeKalb could be a vote away

By DAVID THOMAS

Bar patrons could be using video gambling machines as soon as Sept. 6 if the DeKalb City Council passes an ordinance approving it Monday.

The council already has approved the measure once and will vote on it in second reading. If approved, the new ordinance would take effect 10 days later.

The establishments, KJ’s Tap, 518 E. Lincoln Highway; American Legion Post 66, 1204 S. Fourth St.; Mardi Gras Lanes, 1730 Sycamore Road; and Sullivan’s Tavern, 722 E. Lincoln Highway, will have to create a separate area and secure leases with the machine suppliers as well.

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Agenda for Belvidere Township Meeting for Tuesday, August 28, 2012

AGENDA

BELVIDERE TOWNSHIP

MEETING OF THE TOWNSHIP BOARD

8200 Fairgrounds Road

August 28, 2012 – 5:00 P.M.

I. Call to Order / Roll Call

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Public Input

IV. Approval of Prior Meeting’s Minutes

V. Transfers

VI. Reports

a. Supervisor’s Report

b. Highway Commissioner’s Report

c. Assessor’s Report

d. Clerk’s Report

e. Trustee’s Report

VII. Unfinished Business

a. Orth Road Contract

b. Setting of Salaries

c. Harvest Fest Request

d. Wind Turbines

VIII. Legal

a.

b.

IX. New Business

a.

b.

X. Treasurer’s Report and Approval of Bills

XI. Closed Session

XII. Adjournment

* Please note in order to take final action on an item it must be specified on the posted agenda 48 hours in advance of the meeting

Three Boone County business apply for video gaming licenses - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

Why is Belvidere City Council discussing this matter?   Why is Boone County Board not discussing this? Two of the applications are under county jurisdiction; the other in Poplar Grove.

By Jennifer Wheeler

RRSTAR.COM

Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois Post 1461, 1310 W. Lincoln Ave., unincorporated Boone County; Pleasant Street Tavern, 6828 Pleasant St., Garden Prairie; and Mortimers Roadhouse and Grill, 105 W. Grove Ave., Poplar Grove, have applied for the machines, according to the Illinois Gaming Board website…..

All Belvidere businesses and unincorporated Boone County “adult entertainment establishments” prohibit housing the machines, according to the Illinois Gaming Board website. It remains unclear whether any bars fall into “adult entertainment establishments.” Poplar Grove, Caledonia, Capron and Timberlane have not taken action.

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Bain Documents: Romney Offshore Investments Used 'Blockers' To Avoid Taxes

In the financials for the Bain Capital Asia Fund, for instance, the audit describes the establishment of blocker corporations to hold more than $92 million in contributions from the fund.

Some experts have pointed to the blockers to help explain how Romney has been able to amass between $20.7 million and $101.6 million in a tax-free IRA, many times more than the typical amount an IRA can hold. Romney has not responded to questions about his IRA.

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