Wanted: Good homes for horses
BURLINGTON — During a
press conference held Tuesday afternoon, Coffey County Sheriff Randy
Rogers and Karen Everhart asked anyone with the facilities to receive
one of the 45 horses that remain from 75 seized from Winding Roads
Equine Rescue and Retirement, Inc. to begin a prescreening process. The
other horses have already been placed.
“In a short 21 days, we will
be working to find good, long-term, secure and safe forever homes for
the animals,” Everhart said. “These horses need a safe
place to land.”
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Coffey County Commission
Wind farm decommissioning plan discussed
BURLINGTON — Coffey County
Commissioners on Monday discussed decommissioning plans for a proposed
commercial wind energy project in the Waverly area.
Representing Horizon Wind Energy,
the developer of Waverly Wind Farm LLC, were Project Manager Josh
Bohach, Project Developer Rorik Peterson and Stephanie Champion. Bohach
discussed the decommissioning plan and the restoration fund that would
set aside $25,000 per generating unit. The board discussed possible
changes to begin building the restoration fund at year 10 so it is
fully funded by year 25.
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Waverly Wind Farm LLC
seeks special use permit
WAVERLY – A
Houston-based company has filed application requesting special use to
establish a commercial wind energy project in a 70 square mile
agricultural area in northeastern Coffey County.
Waverly Wind Farm LLC, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Horizon Energy LLC, Houston, Texas, has
plans to build up to 222 wind turbine generators capable of producing
400 megawatts (MW).
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