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…
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Wind Turbines Can Jam Weather Radar
Wind Turbines can interfere with National Weather Service Doppler radar, effectively jamming them and preventing them from giving us accurate…
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…
Shining Light on NextEra’s Forthcomingness (Or Lack Thereof)
At the Tuesday, October 4, 2022 P&Z meeting, one of the agenda items was to discuss a request for a…
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…
Transparency Please
If you were able to attend the P&Z meeting on March 6, you may remember a gentleman who introduced himself…
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…