HENDERSON, Ky. — A proposed wind energy project that could become Kentucky’s first utility-scale wind farm has sparked intense debate in Henderson County, where residents fear it would industrialize rural farmland and undermine the county’s tourism and agriculture economies.
At a March 18 public hearing, the Henderson City-County Planning Commission began a yearlong series of meetings to craft new land-use and siting rules for wind turbines while a county moratorium on new wind projects remains in place. The hearing focused on where and under what conditions such development could be allowed.
Melody Thompson, whose family has lived in Robards since 1999, told the commission and later Spectrum News 1 that the project threatens the very character of the area her grandchildren call home…