Residential wind code gets planning panel okay

Proposed new rules governing the placement of wind generating power stations on residential property are now in the hands of county commissioners.

Whitman County’s planning commission finalized and unanimously passed the proposed ordinance after a public hearing Aug. 26 that generated little comment from the audience and no citizen opposition.

The planning commission has been working on the ordinance for the past year and a half.

Though the residential wind ordinance passed without controversy, the commercial wind ordinance has been appealed in Superior Court. The appeal challenges County Plan...