Wind turbine ordinance, which would be the first in Kentucky, is key to what ultimately occurs in Cordelio project

Steps of the complicated process laid out in this article

The future of wind turbines in Henderson County hinges on the contents of an ordinance that has yet to be written or approved, and a piece of local legislation that would be first of its kind in the commonwealth.

“We would be writing the first wind turbine ordinance in the entire state of Kentucky,” said Brian Bishop, the executive director of the Henderson-Henderson County Joint Planning Commission.

Bishop said there are regulations regarding smokestacks and cell towers, but nothing to cover large-scale wind turbine projects like what is being proposed in Henderson County…

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