Logan County Board Unanimously Approves AWEM/Oak Creek Project
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 2:29PM The 100-plus turbine project being developed by Springfield-based American Wind Energy Management and California wind development giant Oak Creek Energy Systems was approved unanimously last night, following lower procedural approvals in recent weeks.
From an article in the Lincoln Daily News:
Last evening, the Logan County Board made several major decisions affecting local farmers, rural landscape and economics; also transportation, board pay and election territories.
The board unanimously approved conditional use permits for the Sugar Creek One wind farm. The permits would be issued subject to completion of a list of conditions set by the county's zoning appeals board.
The list includes items that came out of the public hearing process as well as outstanding requirements determined by Logan County zoning officer Will D'Andrea and highway engineer Bret Aukamp.
At last week's board of whole, D'Andrea said the majority of concerns were with interference with National Weather Service radar. Sugar Creek representatives have been working with the National Weather Service and the Emergency Management Agency on measures acceptable to the NWS.
The company expects to be ready to make application for 116 building permit requests in 2012.