DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - On January 28, 2014, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Bureau ("PAC") concluded that the Vermilion County Board and Chairman Gary Weinard violated Section 2.06(g) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act ("OMA") by imposing an arbitrary and extemporaneous rule during their November...
VERMILION CO. IL. (ECWd) - WGN Farming America radio interviewed Ted Hartke on the problems with wind turbines, especially the ones at the California Ridge Wind Farm in northern Vermilion County Illinois. The farm is operated by Invenergy. Ted and his family were forced to move...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - There is a steady flow of information coming from Vermilion County and it all points to conflicts (either actual or perceived) of certain county board members that either refuse to acknowledge it or just don't care. The below letter, was printed in...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - January 14th, 2014. Vermilion County Board Meeting. The January meeting began on time at 6 pm. The monthly agenda was adopted and the December meeting minutes were approved. The chairman lets us know that under audience comments the limit will be 5 minutes...
BOONE CO. (ECWd) - Last night, the Boone County Board "kicked the can down the road" on a text amendment put forth to protect its citizens from poorly regulated wind turbine installations. Boone County board members nearly passed a zoning text amendment which would have avoided...
ONTARIO, CAN. (ECWd) - This article comes from the Manitoulin Expositor and is relevant here in Illinois: GUELPH—Escalating concerns about industrial wind turbines has prompted the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) to urge the province of Ontario to suspend further development until farm families and rural residents...
Dear friends, "Steve Ambrose prediction": 2014 will bring huge changes to the wind energy industry...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - During the December Vermilion County Board Meeting, Invenergy was asked to provide written answers to a few questions the county board members asked of them. One such question was whether or not a NOTAM (Notice To Airmen) Alert had been called in...
ECWd - You might have heard this on central Illinois radio stations recently. A group of concerned citizens have been spearheading this effort and we would like them to know it is appreciated! We are also contemplating airtime on WGN Radio. We'll let you know when that happens. [audio mp3="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/WatchdogRadioAd.mp3"][/audio] [caption...
BOONE COUNTY, IL (ECWd) - On January 15, 2014, the Boone County Board will vote on whether to amend their Wind Turbine (WECS) Zoning Ordinance. Read this write-up from the Boone County Shopper: . [gview file=https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BooneCountyShopperAd-January-2014-Final.pdf] . ...
