An attorney for a renewable energy company says plans for a large wind farm in southwest Douglas County will never advance if the Douglas County Commission approves a recent Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission decision that significantly lengthened the distance between wind turbines and ...
A string of worse and worse disruptions at Douglas County's court building — first flooding, then a fire, and now a stench of smoke and chemicals in the air — has now forced some employees to relocate and even postponed some court hearings. The air quality problem resulted from Tuesday's ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday unanimously voted to renew permits for several meteorological testing devices associated with potential wind energy developments in southwest Douglas County. The commission approved the four permit renewal requests from NextEra Energy Inc. on behalf ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider renewing temporary permits for several meteorological testing devices that are associated with potential wind energy developments. All of the renewal requests come from NextEra Energy Inc., on behalf of Tower Associates LLC, and according ...
Just after midnight on Tuesday, the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission reached a consensus on a revised set of rules for wind energy projects in Douglas County. The Planning Commission approved the revised rules by a 6-3 vote, with one key modification: that setback distances from ...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission was still working toward a consensus about a revised — and more detailed — set of rules for wind energy projects in the county late Monday night. The Planning Commission was once again considering whether to approve the revised rules and ...