The Hays Daily News

Ellis County wind farm proposal

Wind decision later this month ... maybe

8/15/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News Commissioners discussed progress toward a final decision regarding the proposed wind farm southwest of Hays at Monday's Ellis County Commission meeting. Keith Pfannenstiel, who resides on Mount Pleasant Road, a ... Read Full Story

Springview wind turbines to be retired

7/17/2007; COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) -- After nearly ten years of operation, the two 750-kilowatt wind turbines at the Springview Wind Energy Facility will be retired and sold. The Nebraska Public Power District, and its utility partners in the project, have agreed to s ... Read Full Story

Commissioners: Wind farm's fate will wait

7/16/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News The conditional-use permit application regarding the proposed Ellis County wind farm cannot be passed except by a unanimous vote of the Ellis County Commission, it was announced this morning. Ellis County Clerk Alberta ... Read Full Story

Legislature studies effects of wind farms on health

7/15/2007; By Kaley Lyon Hays Daily News The issue of wind farm development in Kansas isn't new to Hays resident and state Rep. Dan Johnson, R-Hays. "I've been (in the Legislature) for 11 years and have probably received more communication on wind far ... Read Full Story

Protest petitions to be discussed

7/15/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News At Monday's Ellis County Commission meeting, County Clerk Alberta Klaus is scheduled to present information regarding a protest petition filed in objection to the proposed Ellis County wind farm. While the Elli ... Read Full Story

Landowners may get offer from wind company

7/13/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News Plans are in the works for Iberdrola, the company heading the proposed Ellis County wind farm, to enter contract negotiations with landowners adjacent to the project area. Project manager Krista Gordon said the contract ... Read Full Story

Vandals deface wind signs

7/2/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News As public sentiment remains strong regarding the proposed Ellis County wind farm, signs expressing both opposition to and support for the project have sprouted up inside Hays city limits, along Interstate 70 and throughou ... Read Full Story

Another wind farm petition reaches county clerk's desk

6/28/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News Another petition regarding the proposed Ellis County wind farm was presented to the Ellis County clerk Thursday. This one requests a complete moratorium on the project and consists of 760 signatures. The document does n ... Read Full Story

Protest petition being verified

6/25/2007; By KAREN MIKOLS Hays Daily News The protest petition for the proposed wind farm southwest of Hays was discussed during Monday morning's Ellis County Commission meeting. Ellis County Clerk Alberta Klaus said the protest petition was delivered Wednesd ... Read Full Story

Advocate of wind says make effort

6/21/2007; By WILL MANLY Hays Daily News Wind farm advocate and beneficiary Pete Ferrell had one message Thursday night for supporters of the Ellis County wind farm proposal: Make an effort to win hearts and minds now. Before county commissioners meet to decid ... Read Full Story

Supporters file own petition for wind farm

6/20/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News Wind farm opponents aren't the only ones who have been preparing a petition. Iberdrola project manager Krista Gordon submitted a petition of 1,439 signatures to the Ellis County Clerk's office Monday morning. While this ... Read Full Story

Opponents file protest petition

6/20/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News The Ellis County Clerk's office was a full house late Wednesday morning as about 15 Ellis County Environmental Awareness Coalition members gathered to submit petitions protesting the proposed Ellis County windfarm develop ... Read Full Story

Opponents gain legal assistance

6/18/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News Wind farm opponents mean business, and they've secured the services of a Wichita attorney and are discussing what action to take after the Ellis County Commission votes either to approve or deny the conditional-use permit ... Read Full Story

Officials expect petition

6/18/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News It is expected that a protest petition, the first filed since Ellis County adopted countywide zoning in August, will be submitted to the county clerk's office this week. Opponents to the proposed Ellis County wind proje ... Read Full Story

Commission addresses wind protest petition

6/11/2007; By KAREN MIKOLS Hays Daily News The clock continues to tick for protesters of the proposed Ellis County wind project as no additional time was granted to file a protest petition. John Schmeidler appeared before the Ellis County Commission on Monday ... Read Full Story

Wind farm gets nod

6/6/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News After two public hearing meetings and about five hours of public presentations, the Ellis County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the conditional-use permit and development plan for the proposed wind ... Read Full Story

Wind farm concerns brought before commission

6/5/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News Ellis County commissioners faced a long agenda Monday after last's week's meeting was canceled so commissioners could attend the funeral for Rich Koerner, an employee of Ellis County. Discussion of the proposed wind far ... Read Full Story

Wind farm decision looming

6/4/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News The public hearing for a conditional-use zoning permit filed by Competitive Power Ventures in March will resume this week. The Ellis County Planning and Zoning Commission will begin deliberation regarding the proposed win ... Read Full Story

6/3/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily news Wendy Todd, a resident of Mars Hill, Maine, and her husband, Perrin, live about 2,600 feet away from one of the 28 turbines that compose the Mars Hill Wind Farm, Wendy Todd said. Todd's story is one opponents to the Ell ... Read Full Story

Wind talk brings many voices

5/23/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News As expected, Wednesday night's public hearing was well-attended -- about 300 people gathered at the Ellis County Fairgrounds Schenk building for round two of the Ellis County Planning and Zoning Commission's public hearin ... Read Full Story

Wind power bills just hot air, environmentalists say

5/23/2007; By DAVID KLEPPER McClatchy-Tribune News Service TOPEKA -- For years, environmentalists have asked Kansas lawmakers to require power companies to use wind-generated energy. Lawmakers again balked in the legislative session that ended this month, thou ... Read Full Story

Attorney discusses wind farm with commissioners

5/21/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News Attorney Dennis R. Davidson of Russell, who is acting as Ellis County counselor regarding the proposed Ellis County wind project, appeared before the Ellis County Commission on Monday to answer commissioners' questions. ... Read Full Story

Wind meeting resumes Wednesday at Ellis County Fairgrounds

5/21/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News A large turnout is expected at the Ellis County Fairgrounds Schenk Building on Wednesday night. That's when the Ellis County Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing regarding an application for the proposed wind f ... Read Full Story

Wind farm, zoning cause concerns

5/18/2007; By KALEY LYON Hays Daily News Less than a year after the implementation of countywide zoning, Ellis County Planning and Zoning commissioners have a big decision to make. The commissioners will have the opportunity to grant or deny a conditional use pe ... Read Full Story

Wind farm zoning timeline

5/17/2007; Summer 2003: Distributed Generation Systems, Inc., determines project site after search of western Kansas for project criteria. Sept. 15, 2003: First 14 easement agreements were filed by landowners. Oct. 20, 2003: Ellis County Commission minutes ... Read Full Story

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