Crawford County bans wind farms for 5 years | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Crawford County bans wind farms for 5 years | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The Crawford County Quorum Court passed a five-year moratorium on the construction of commercial wind turbines at its meeting Tuesday night.

Crawford County bans wind farms for 5 years

The Crawford County Quorum Court passed a five-year moratorium on the construction of commercial wind turbines at its meeting Tuesday night. The vote was 12-0 with one absent, said County Clerk Stacey L. Shelly. “The Quorum Court finds that the immediate implementation of this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of the public’s peace, health, safety, welfare and property, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and that this Ordinance i…