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JACKSON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Voters in Jackson Saturday approved a wind development ordinance.
The vote was 111 Yes, 75 No.
The proposed ordinance includes regulations for noise levels and setbacks from property lines.
One of the most controversial is a requirement that industrial size turbines have setbacks 13 times greater than the height of the turbine.
That means a 400-foot turbine, like the ones in Mars Hill or Freedom, would require a setback of about a mile.
Planning board members say the ordinance allows development while protecting residents.
A developer for a wind project in Jackson says the ordinance is too restrictive.
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