A Piatt County wind farm proposal and the anticipated opposition to it prompted a school leader in the neighbor to DeWitt County to question when do we support growth in rural areas.

Flatlined job growth, revenues, and tax dollars can slow growth of rural areas and Superintendent of Monticello Schools Dr. Vic Zimmerman issued a general question recently, what are we going to support that is going to lead to growth?

Monticello Schools would stand to gain a great deal of the revenue from a wind farm if it were to be approved in Piatt County but he says he is neutral on the issue. Dr. Zimmerman points out in his 12 years in Monticello, there has been a fair share of proposals shot down by opposition.

Dr. Zimmerman recognizes the community pride in each city but at the same time, he feels central Illinois has to be progressive and look to the future.

While some may say the school leader isn't considering the impact on landowners, Dr. Zimmerman points his comments were neutral on the wind farm issue, they were strictly to point out folks tend to say no to things because they do not like change.