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Kansas high court backs ban on wind farms

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TOPEKA | The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that Wabaunsee County commissioners have the right to prohibit the construction of commercial wind farms in their county.

But the court also questioned whether an ordinance banning commercial farms but allowing smaller wind generators for personal use violated some provisions of the U.S. Constitution. Commissioners adopted the ordinance in 2004.

In a unanimous decision Friday, the court acknowledged the commission’s concerns about potential harm to the aesthetics and ecology of the Flint Hills if huge wind turbines were erected in Wabaunsee County.

The court also considered opposition from a majority of county residents who attended 54 public hearings on commercial wind farms.

| The Associated Press

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