I hope the Assembly considers my amendment to put a wind tower on each of the four sides of the State Capitol building - that would power Madison whenever the legislature is in session.

Sad day when the people of a town or municipality
lose their power to protect the citizens of that town.
Three men appointed by the governor who will not be running again can control the siting of industrial wind turbines.
How close to cities will these huge turbines be placed? 1000 foot from your children's school???
The next generation will pay the consequences of
having wind turbines ---thousands of them to produce even a fraction of the power needed.
Research is where the tax money should go. Not putting our tax money in the pockets of wealthy investors.

The first two commenters may want to read the article again with an eye toward answering a pop quiz about it.

A windmill on every corner and a chicken in every pot.

The Senate approved this bill to help developers, not hinder. I would be more concerned in having the PSC, a Governor appointed commission, who does not have to worry about answering to voters, creating "new" siting standards. The PSC has shown incompetence in their past siting regulations, and looking at the list of lobbyists for SB185, I'm pretty sure I do not need a crystal ball to predict what the PSC's "new siting standards" will be.

This is directly from the bill: "The substitute amendment also creates a 15−member wind siting council
consisting of two wind energy system representatives; one town representative; one
county representative; two energy industry representatives; two environmental
group representatives; two realtor representatives; two landowners living adjacent
to or in the vicinity of a wind energy system; two public members; and one University
of Wisconsin System faculty member with expertise regarding the health impacts of
wind energy systems."

The PSC appoints these people if I am not mistaken, so why would the PSC put individuals on this council who would create standards that would contradict what they have allowed for many years. I will be very surprised if a balanced Wind Advisory Council is appointed. I am disappointed in Sen. Robson's YES vote, but am hopeful she will fight to ensure a balanced, knowledgeable, diverse, and vocal council is chosen. She owns the consequences of her vote, and I don't personally feel she did anything to help the rural residents of District 15 and Wisconsin with the peoples vote. She let local government down today. Time will tell.

I hope Rep. Hixson fights to preserve the power of rural townships tomorrow. Town's and villages are soon becoming as powerful as a Geo Metro.

Comments: matt.gaboda@yahoo.com

Duchess, that would be common sense and the State Senate has proven that they have no common sense.

Might the State Senate consider loosening the regulatons to foster new business verses tightening the regulations that developers say will restrict development?