Wind vote scheduled for May 7 JAN 11, 2019 | JOSHUA VISSERS | The Daily Mining Gazette L’ANSE — The L’Anse Township Board approved ballot language Wednesday for a referendum on zoning ordinances regulating wind turbines. Township Supervisor Peter Magaraggia said the township’s legal council told him the vote needs to take place on May 7, … Continue reading Vote NO! The L’Anse Township Board approved ballot language for a referendum on zoning ordinances regulating wind turbines.
Master Plan re-do underway for L’Anse Township. Jan. 2 2019. L’Anse Sentinel
Nothing should be allowed to happen re the Summit Lake project until the Master Plan is updated, based on the outcome of the referendum on zoning amendments (no earlier than May). January 2, 2019 | L'Anse Sentinel
Local News: Special election in future? Next regular election would be two years away
December 21, 2018 | Melissa Newland | L'Anse Sentinel With the next regular election still two years away, L’Anse Township and its voters may not want to wait that long to decide on the fate of a possible wind farm in the Huron Mountains. Confirmation came from Township Clerk Brian Jentoft at the Dec. 12, 2018 … Continue reading Local News: Special election in future? Next regular election would be two years away
UP Wind Project Opponents Will Get Referendum on Ballot
December 14, 2018 | http://www.WDIO.com UP Wind Project Opponents Will Get Referendum on Ballot FILE - Opponents of a proposed wind farm in Baraga County, Mich., have submitted enough signatures to force a referendum on the issue. L'ANSE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Opponents of a wind-energy project in the Upper Peninsula have submitted enough petition … Continue reading UP Wind Project Opponents Will Get Referendum on Ballot
UP wind project opponents will get referendum on ballot
UP wind project opponents will get referendum on ballot Dec 14, 2018 | WLUC Marquette 6 |Associated Press L'ANSE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Opponents of a wind-energy project in the Upper Peninsula have submitted enough petition signatures to qualify for a referendum. But a key issue is unsettled: when to hold the vote in L'Anse … Continue reading UP wind project opponents will get referendum on ballot
L’Anse Township Board meeting, Anti-wind vote petition OK’d
Anti-wind vote petition OK’d DEC 13, 2018 | JOSHUA VISSERS | The Mining Gazette L’ANSE — Township clerk Brian Jentoft confirmed he has verified 410 signatures for the petition for a referendum on the zoning ordinances concerning wind turbines in the township at Wednesday’s Township Board meeting. Now the board must decide on when the … Continue reading L’Anse Township Board meeting, Anti-wind vote petition OK’d
Request for Moratorium – Letter to Township Board.
This letter with enclosures was sent to the L'Anse Township Board on November 30. We will keep asking these questions until we get answers - or until the board agrees to a moratorium. List of Questions submitted. Copies of Minutes:
L’Anse Sentinel » Wind referendum moving forward
PETITION SUBMITTED–A petition with 410 names of L’Anse Township registered voters was submitted to L’Anse Township Clerk Brian Jentoft, left, on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Friends of the Huron Mountains is seeking a public vote on the zoning Amendments that would allow an industrial wind farm on Weyerhaueser land
L’Anse wind project gets zone change
After referendum petitions were filed and certified, Township board continued to vote on Zoning changes. On Monday, the L’Anse Township Board passed new zoning ordinance changes concerning wind turbine setbacks. NOV 14, 2018 | JOSHUA VISSERS| The Mining Gazette L’ANSE — Zoning ordinance changes concerning wind turbines dominated the discussion Monday at a meeting of … Continue reading L’Anse wind project gets zone change