During April's DeWitt County Land Use Committee Meeting, the committee discussed wind ordinances that failed to pass through the Zoning Board of Appeals. 

At May's meeting, Committee Chair Buck Carter indicated that after being revisited by the ZBA, the wind ordinances have passed, but not without having sections of them changed or removed. The ordinances have also been reviewed by State's Attorney Dan Markwell. 

The ZBA did not move on the curtailment piece of the ordinance, but Carter plans to propose an amendment at the full board meeting that would reinstate it. This amendment requires the wind turbines to essentially turn off during severe weather to prevent damage to the surrounding area. 

The May Full Board Meeting is this Thursday. We'll have more on the progress of the proposed amendments from Land Use Chair Buck Carter next week on Regional Radio.