SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Lincoln County Commission had first reading today of a proposal establishing wind turbine setbacks of a mile.
County planners also approved noise rules wind backers call unreasonable. Landeen says a decilbe level of 30 is practically a whisper.
Angela Landeen says the South Dakota Wind Energy Association lets the benefit of wind speak for itself.
Landeen says wind provides million in dollars in revenue, jobs for workers, good for school districts and provides clean healthy air. She says the anti-wind group is against renewable energy.
Dakota Power Community Wind is trying to build the largest industrial wind project in the state. Second Reading is set for November 22.
We-Care SD is a group that organized last year to defeat the wind farm project.
