No Lee-DeKalb Windfarms » FPL http://nowindfarms.com/blog FPL Lee-DeKalb Wind Farm Education Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:49:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Lee Wants Suit by Wind Farm Company Dismissed http://nowindfarms.com/blog/lee-wants-suit-by-wind-farm-company-dismissed/ http://nowindfarms.com/blog/lee-wants-suit-by-wind-farm-company-dismissed/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:49:59 +0000 NoWindFarm http://nowindfarms.com/blog/?p=823 The Village of Lee has filed a motion asking that a judge dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by a company that wants to build wind turbines near their borders, and the law firm representing the village of just over 300 people on the western edge of DeKalb County says the village plans to “vigorously” defend against lawsuit by the company building a wind farm mostly in southwest DeKalb County.

FPL Energy Illinois Wind, in the lawsuit it filed Friday, says the Lee Village Board “arbitrarily” denied their request for permits to build six wind turbines within the one-and-a-half miles around the village that municipalities have control over under state law. The company wants a judge to order Lee to grant the permits.

But attorney Keith Foster with Foster and Buick Law Group, which represents the village, says the Board’s denial was based on input it received from the wind farm company and after hearing potential reasons for denying the request during two public hearings. He says the Board’s reasons met the requirement for denying the permits.

“The reason would have to have a reasonable basis so any reason at all that is considered rational by an ordinary person would be a basis for denial,” says Foster.

The Village Board’s reasons for the denials included feeling the 450-foot tall turbines would be too close to homes.

The Village also wants a judge to examine how the company’s lawsuit was filed, with the village’s lawyers saying an unidentified, “badge-waving” agent filed the suit and an unidentified person served summons to village board members while demanding they appear in court this week. The law firm says it has serious questions about the tactics of the wind farm company and its attorneys.

“And we are going to monitor that closely and we are going to raise objections with any tactics that are used, any procedures that are employed, that are outside of the rules that we all have to follow that are given to us by the Supreme Court,” says Foster.

An official for the wind farm project calls the claims misinterpretations and misunderstandings.

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]]> http://nowindfarms.com/blog/lee-wants-suit-by-wind-farm-company-dismissed/feed/ 0 Village of Lee petitions judge to examine how summons were served http://nowindfarms.com/blog/village-of-lee-petitions-judge-to-examine-how-summons-were-served/ http://nowindfarms.com/blog/village-of-lee-petitions-judge-to-examine-how-summons-were-served/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:03:30 +0000 NoWindFarm http://nowindfarms.com/blog/?p=826 DeKALB – Lawyers for the Village of Lee are asking a judge to examine how court summons were served to village board members who are being sued for rejecting a request by an energy company to build six wind turbines near the village.

In court documents filed Wednesday, lawyers for Lee say an unidentified person filed the lawsuit late Friday afternoon. That person – identified only as a male in court documents – “waived [sic] a badge of some nature” at a deputy clerk who was filing the complaint. Lee’s court filing also claims an unidentified person served summons to village board members, demanding they appear in court this week; lawyers for Lee say they have no idea who the server was or whether he was properly licensed to carry out the task.

“We believe the Village of Lee acted well within its authority in rejecting the sitting request,” attorney John Countryman said in a written statement Wednesday. “I have serious questions about the tactics of this Florida outfit and their Chicago attorneys.”

The document filed Wednesday asks a judge to investigate who was involved in filing the lawsuit and serving the summons. The document also asks a judge to throw the lawsuit out because it was filed improperly.

FPL Energy Illinois Wind LLC filed the lawsuit Friday in DeKalb County Court, claiming the Lee Village Board improperly denied the company’s application for permits to build six wind turbines. The turbines would not be within village limits, but they fall within the village’s jurisdiction, according to state law.

Anthony Pedroni, project manager of the DeKalb-Lee wind farm project, said any problems raised by lawyers for Lee are “misinterpretations or misunderstandings.” He said he was certain the law firm hired by FPL followed the letter of the law in having summons served to Lee Village Board members.

“It’s a well-respected firm, and they know how to properly go about this process,” Pedroni said.

FPL’s lawsuit demands a judge compel approval of the permits – allowing construction to move forward – and to award at least $200,000 in damages for time and resources lost while the project sits idle.

The six turbines involved in this lawsuit are part of a 151-turbine wind farm that straddles the DeKalb-Lee county line. Turbines in the non-municipal portions of the project – which will be home to most of the turbines – are under construction.

Another legal action is pending; a citizens group filed a lawsuit in July, claiming the DeKalb County Board improperly granted construction permits and is seeking a halt to the project.

By Kristen Schmidt

Daily Chronicle

23 September 2009

]]> http://nowindfarms.com/blog/village-of-lee-petitions-judge-to-examine-how-summons-were-served/feed/ 0 DeKalb Wind Farm public hearing videos (Side View) http://nowindfarms.com/blog/dekalb-wind-farm-public-hearing-videos1/ http://nowindfarms.com/blog/dekalb-wind-farm-public-hearing-videos1/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:59:09 +0000 NoWindFarm http://nowindfarms.com/blog/?p=714 DeKalb public hearing videos from 9 AM 3/21/2009 till 3:40 AM 3/22/2009.
These videos were taken from the rear side of the gym.
Yes, the meeting actually went for almost 19 hours.


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]]> http://nowindfarms.com/blog/dekalb-wind-farm-public-hearing-videos1/feed/ 0 FPL Turbine Collapse – OK http://nowindfarms.com/blog/fpl-trubine-collapse-ok/ http://nowindfarms.com/blog/fpl-trubine-collapse-ok/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:50:53 +0000 NoWindFarm http://nowindfarms.com/blog/?p=419 Listen to the story of an FPL (Florida Power and Light) wind turbine collapse in Weatherford, Okla.    This May 6, 2005, television news clip is from KOCO, Channel 5, Oklahoma City, whose parent company IBS retains the copyright. It is presented here for educational purposes.

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