Petitioners hope to block wind turbines in Douglas County [Video]

LAWRENCE, Kan. – You’ll see wind turbines driving across certain rural parts of Kansas and Missouri. But they could be coming a little closer to the Kansas City metro.

Dozens of Douglas County homeowners spoke out at a meeting in Lawrence Wednesday against a possible plan to add them.

The homeowners said it wasn’t a debate about clean or alternative energy, but making sure there are stringent regulations in place if it indeed is coming here. Though after about three hours of public comment overwhelming against the a handful of clean energy supporters spoke virtually saying stringent regulations would be a devastating blow to energy companies.

Dawn Huddleston and her family have lived in Southwest Douglas County a couple miles south of Lonestar Lake for generations.

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