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By Kate Hessling 11/19/2011 Tribune Staff Writer BAD AXE — Providing the $1 million decommissioning bonds that DTE Energy procured for its proposed McKinley and Sigel wind farms is approved by the county, the utility is set to proceed with obtaining building permits and beginning construction. During a public hearing Wednesday, the Huron County Planning Commission wrapped up the site plan review process. The board approved allowing the utility to proceed with developing the two wind farms, so long as Huron County Corporation Counsel Steve Allen reviews the decommissioning bonds and determines they will satisfy the needs of Huron County. Also, the approval was contingent on the developer being willing to renegotiate the decommissioning bond amount every five years from the date that the wind farms are constructed. more....
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