Legal Opinion
Muscarello v. Ogle County Board of Commissioners
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 2010No. 08-2464, 09-1381PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Ogle County joined the alternative energy bandwagon in 2003 when it adopted an amendment to its zoning ordinances to allow special use permits for the construction of windmills used to generate power. In 2005, Baileyville Wind Farms, LLC (“Baileyville”) took the county up on its offer by applying for and receiving a special use permit to construct 40 windmills.
Patricia Muscarello evidently did not share the county’s enthusiasm for wind energy. Muscarello owns land adjacent to the proposed site of the Baileyville wind farm. She voiced her opposition through the political…
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