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MONTICELLO – The building of a wind farm lowers property values in and around the footprint, said an expert testifying on behalf of objectors to a proposed Piatt County Wind
Board member Jim Harrington said it would likely depend on where the turbines were, noting the taller ones could be “more obtrusive,” depending on the layout. “It depends on where they end up,” he said. “If it is a taller structure, it would be more obtrusive to non- and participating structures to that spot, wherever it is.” Oliger said Federal Aviation Administration permits submitted by Apex propose locations of 75 of the towers and assume heights of up to 743 feet. MONTICELLO — Wind turbines will be allowed a tip height of up to 625 feet in Piatt County if the county board...