AN EXCERPT: MONTICELLO, San Juan County — A battle has erupted over a proposal for southeastern Utah’s first wind farm…It’s ironic because city leaders in Monticello aggressively promoted wind industry development. Now, some residents are shocked to find out just how close some of the giant wind turbines would be.
In the center of the wind-farm site plan is a section of land nick-named the “donut hole.” It’s owned by nine separate landowners who have created the Northern Monticello Alliance to oppose the turbines. “They’re surrounded completely by them,” Mayor Allen said. “I completely understand why that would be a concern to them.”
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