Who We Are
Better Plan, Rock County (BPRC) is an independent community group whose mission is to research renewable energy alternatives for our community and provide verifiable information for residents and landowners in Magnolia, Union and surrounding townships regarding the industrial wind turbine project proposed for our area.
We believe our farmland and natural resources are of great value and this value will increase rapidly with time. We believe renewable energy developers know this too and are very eager to make deals with us. We believe this interest will only increase.
We know renewable energy is a Wisconsin state priority with many tax incentives, and the technology is advancing quickly. We believe that in the near future there will be many more choices for renewable energy development in Magnolia, Union and surrounding townships.
We question the wisdom of accepting the first wind development proposal that has come our way and are concerned we may be selling ourselves short. We believe we may be able to do much better for ourselves and our community and we have everything to gain by moving forward with thought and caution.
We believe that no matter which side of the wind farm proposal you are on, the one thing we can all agree on is that a wind farm of such magnitude will bring permanent changes to the lives of residents and landowners in Magnolia, Union and surrounding townships.
We wish, above all, to help to keep our community united during this process. We are dismayed by documented reports of Wisconsin communities being torn apart by this same wind turbine issue.
We are especially alarmed by the events in Wisconsin’s Lincoln Township, which experienced bitter divisions before the wind farm went up and major problems afterward, resulting in a moratorium on construction of additional wind turbines in their community.
We believe the questions of every resident or landowner on either side of the issue deserves respectful consideration and honest answers.
Whether you want wind turbines on your land, or whether you live near someone who does, you will need reliable information on lease agreements, set-back laws, changes in your insurance rates and liability coverage, changes in your property values, and documented health and safety concerns for people and livestock associated with living within a mile of industrial wind turbines.
If you know someone who would like more information but is not on line, we are happy to send printed information and an informational DVD at no charge.
Please write us:
Better Plan, Rock County
P.O. Box 393
Footville, WI 53537
If you have any questions, please contact us at betterplan.rockcounty@gmail.com
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME WITH QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS TO THE LAST MAGNOLIA TOWNSHIP MEETING!