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A proposed wind project in Fremont and Speaker Townships has stirred controversy regarding an increased height allowance from 500 feet to 700 feet. Turbines of this height were recently installed in Huron County. Two Vestas V162 wind turbines can be seen here, and are located on Kinde Road, west of Port Hope, in Huron County. ....
Commission approves master plan draft Will go to board of commissioners for adoption FacebookTwitterEmail The Huron County Planning Commission Wednesday meeting was held via the Zoom conferencing application. The planners approved a draft of the new master plan and sent it to the county commissioners for their approval. (Robert Creenan/Huron Daily Tribune) In a process that has been more than four years in development, the Huron County Planning Commission has approved a draft of the new master plan to go before the Huron County Board of Commissioners. The planners have been working on a new master plan since 2016 in a process that has been delayed by issues such as nonconforming land use for re-powering turbines, getting a legal opinion from the Clark Hill firm about re-powering turbines, working on the solar energy ordinance at the same time, and many other drafts of the plan. ....
Huron Township planners grant special use permits for new turbines Construction would not start until 2022 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 The environmental planning work done for Deerfield Wind Energy 2. (Robert Creenan/Huron Daily Tribune) Show MoreShow Less 2of8 The report regarding possible communication interference caused by the planned turbines. (Robert Creenan/Huron Daily Tribune) Show MoreShow Less 3of8 4of8 Robert Caputo, the project manager for Deerfield Wind Energy 2, goes over the timeline for the new wind farm at Thursday evening s Huron Township planning commission meeting. The planners approved the special use permit for this project and construction is scheduled to begin in 2022. (Robert Creenan/Huron Daily Tribune) Show MoreShow Less ....