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Supers order six-month moratorium on applications for wind projects

Mark Jackson Burt County Plaindealer
Dec 27, 2023
Dec 27, 2023

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Mark Jackson Burt County Plaindealer

Although it’s still true that Burt County has yet to receive a conditional use permit application to construct a commercial wind energy installation, it will be another six months before anybody gets the chance.

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