Wind farm plan sparks blowback in rural areas

The Town of Belgium’s recent updates to its zoning and land division ordinances, measures designed in part to regulate solar energy projects, have triggered questions about a different kind of renewable energy this month.

Town resident Perry Handziak asked if the town could prevent wind farms or regulate where they are placed.

“That’s a really good question. We actually delayed adoption of this by one meeting just so we could look at the wind,” Zoning Administrator Charlie Parks said.