Iowa Farmer Regrets Signing Wind Turbine Lease After Both Turbines On Her Land Burned To The Ground
A couple of hours before the final BOS vote on the WECS on Wednesday, May 29, we received an email…
Category: Land Use
BREAKING: BOS Votes Unanimously to Adopt P&Z WEC’s Ordinance.
The Buchanan County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted last night to adopt the new wind turbine ordinance proposed by the…
Board Of Supervisors To Vote On WECS Ordinance
The Board of Supervisors will soon be voting on the WECS Ordinance. There will be three public meetings on Wednesday…
Exposing Bright Future Iowa’s Deception and Lies
Bright Future Iowa’s latest “survey” shows just how underhanded and deceptive their tactics are and how they take us for…
Updated: Small Tornado Strikes Iowa Wind Farm
(Updated 4-19-2024: Since this article was originally published, the National Weather Service has confirmed that at least 15 tornadoes struck…
Prime Farmland Is Protected in Buchanan County
Buchanan County’s Comprehensive Plan already protects prime farmland against encroachment from non-agricultural commercial interests. We need to keep it that…
Board of Supervisors Votes To Extend Wind Energy Moratorium
On Monday, April 8, the Buchanan County Board of Supervisors voted to extend the moratorium on commercial wind energy for…
Fact Check: Did P&Z Really Propose Condemning Land?
In a recent letter to the editor of the Independence Bulletin Journal, Allen Miller claimed that the Buchanan County P&Z…
March 6th P&Z WECS Meeting With Audio
On Wednesday evening, March 6, 2024, the Buchanan County P&Z Commission met to discuss the Wind Energy Conversion System Regulations…
Updated Buchanan County Wind Turbine Regulations
The proposed regulations for locating wind turbines in Buchanan County are in draft form and will be reviewed and discussed…