HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The legislation being proposed in Topeka concerning wind energy has one Reno County commissioner a little upset.

Bob Bush is angry that commissioners were not informed when the bill was introduced last week, considering there is a wind farm proposal in Reno County.

He’s also upset that all of the Reno County delegation told audience members at a recent forum it’s a local matter that should be decided at the local level. With this legislation, that is not the case:

 

The proposed legislation with House Bill 2273 states that there must be at least a mile and a half between wind farms and surrounding homes, but Commissioner Bush says it even goes beyond that. He says it is a badly written bill:

 

Bush says county officials are elected because they know the area being considered and what the project entails. Bush says he is very much against this legislation.