Wind Ordinance Draft Presented by ROSE SKELLY Will Not Apply to Bitter Ridge Is 15 Pages, Twice the Length of the Commercial Review Wind Farm
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Friday, March 15, 2019 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Wind ordinance draft presented By ROSE SKELLY will not apply to Bitter Ridge is 15 pages, twice the length of The Commercial Review Wind Farm. the original seven-page docu - The first draft is in. A study committee of seven ment. Many sections have been Jay County Plan Commission people — including two plan elongated to make the applica - received the initial draft of the Updates address setbacks, commission members, a county tion process clearer, and there reworked wind farm ordinance, commissioner, a Jay County are several new sections as well. a months-long effort by several add more detail to process Council member and wind farm “(We) just decided to go over public officials and community opponents and proponents — the whole ordinance completely members. have spent the last several and kind of put it in better Jay County Commissioners months revamping the ordi - order so it makes sense,” assis - called for review of the ordi - nance. Any disagreements were tant director Pati McLaughlin nance last summer after impos - tion for a wind farm in Jeffer - move forward under the exist - settled with a vote, Jay County said. “Try to make it a little eas - ing a three-year moratorium on son and Richland townships. ing ordinance as the application Building and Planning director ier to understand, group it in the construction of wind farms That project, Bitter Ridge was submitted before the mora - John Hemmelgarn told the com - sections, make it more explic - in response to backlash from Wind Farm, was ultimately torium was enacted. Any mission. it.” Scout Clean Energy’s applica - approved, and will be allowed to updates to the wind ordinance The proposed new ordinance See Ordinance page 5 Crash Night of honors killed Ohio Donald Gillespie man speaks Thursday FORT RECOVERY — A evening at Jay County Bradford, Ohio, man died High School after being Tuesday as the result of injuries suffered in a vehi - named as Jay County’s cle collision. Citizen of the Year for Carth Jones, 63, of Brad - 2018. Gillespie, a local ford, was pronounced dead banker and Portland Tuesday at Miami Valley City Court Judge, Hospital in Dayton follow - organized the inaugural ing the collision a day earli - America’s Run for the er. According to a Fort Fallen last year. He Recovery Police Depart - was one of nine ment press release, Jones winners honored was driving west on Fort Thursday at Jay County Recovery-Minster Road just Chamber of before 1 p.m. Monday and Commerce’s 2018 Jay failed to stop at the stop sign at its intersection with County Community Ohio 119. His 2005 Honda Awards ceremony and van collided with a 2012 dinner. Chevrolet truck being driv - en by Peter Halker, 55, of Columbus Grove, Ohio. Jones was transported to Mercer Health in Coldwa - ter, Ohio, for treatment of The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney injuries. He was later moved to Miami Valley Hospital, where he died Tuesday. Fuquas, Gillespie win top awards Halker was also trans - By RAY COONEY •Innovator of the Year Dunkirk businesses that ported to Mercer Health, The Commercial Review — Jay County Event Cen - he had a hand in starting, where he was treated and This year’s big winners ter including Glass Capital released. are all about the mileage. •Industry of the Year Cafe and Sculpt Fitness. The truck Halker was One helps put — POET Biorefining “The last few years, driving is registered to motorists behind the •Dunkirk Community thanks to a great general Ottawa Oil Company, wheel to drive them. Commitment Award — manager, he’s allowed us Ottawa, Ohio. The other organized Connie Retter to get away and do some Southwest Mercer Fire volunteers to run them •Business of the Year other things,” said Department and Mercer from coast to coast. — The Ritz Theatre Fuqua. “This past year, County Sheriff’s Office Rock and Kathy Fuqua The Fuquas, owners of we had some wins. … assisted Fort Recovery were honored with the Fuqua Chrysler Dodge “Thanks a bunch for police at the scene. Lifetime Achievement Jeep Ram, were honored everything. We’re very Award and Donald Gille - not only for their decades humbled.” spie with the Citizen of in business but also for Gillespie, a longtime the Year Award on Thurs - their various efforts to banker in Jay County Bus bill day evening during the help revitalize the who also serves as Port - The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney 2018 Jay County Commu - Dunkirk community. land City Court Judge, receives nity Awards ceremony. They have worked to was honored in large Rock Fuqua acknowledges a friend in Others honored at the covert the former part for his involvement Jay County Chamber of Dunkirk fire station into with America’s Run for the audience Thursday after he and his wife Commerce program fol - Kathy were honored with the Lifetime revisions a local art center and the Fallen. He was the INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — lowing a dinner at Jay been key in getting sever - coordinator for the event Achievement Award. County High School Indiana lawmakers have al new businesses started that saw hundreds of vol - revised a bill that would were: in the city. They are also unteers team to run from install cameras on school •Young Professional of supporters of a variety Fort Irwin, California to final leg into Arlington of them, but my biggest the Year — Kyle Teeter of organizations, includ - Arlington National National Cemetery. mentor is my father,” buses to catch and punish •Small Community ing Optimist clubs, Arts Cemetery in honor of He dedicated the award said Gillespie. “I love motorists who pass illegal - Commitment — Millie Place, Head Start and those who have lost their to those to those who my father and my moth - ly to address concerns that Ellis junior league baseball. lives in the war on terror. America’s Run for the er. … Thank you. I could anyone might profit from •Non-Profit of the Year Rock Fuqua spent the He also ran more than Fallen honors. not ask for better par - the legislation. — The Portland Founda - bulk of his acceptance 100 miles in the event in “I’ve got to thank my ents.” The Indiana House tion speech promoting other five states, including the mentor. I have several See Honors page 5 Courts and Criminal Code Committee on Wednesday amended the bill to bar schools or camera vendors from making money from the camera enforcement. Fines collected can be used Leaders condemn mosque attack to pay for camera equip - By MIKE CORDER and best wishes” to the people of New Zealand police said at least explosive devices in a car. Two ment. Associated Press New Zealand. 49 people were killed today at two other people were being held in The bill comes after six- BRUSSELS — Leaders expressed He wrote that “49 innocent peo - mosques in the picturesque South custody and police were trying to year-old twin brothers Xza - condolences and condemnation fol - ple have so senselessly died, with Island city of Christchurch. More determine how they might be vier and Mason Ingle and lowing the deadly attacks on so many more seriously injured. than 20 were seriously wounded in involved. their nine-year-old sister, mosques in New Zealand, while The U.S. stands by New Zealand for what Prime Minister Jacinda Speaking at the funeral of a for - Alivia Stahl, were struck Muslim leaders said the shooting anything we can do. God bless all!” Ardern called a “terrorist attack.” mer minister, Erdogan said the and killed by a pickup was evidence of a rising tide of vio - Turkish President Recep Tayyip One man was arrested and Islamophobia that motivated the truck as they crossed a lent Islamophobia. Erdogan called the attacks the “lat - charged with murder in what attacks “has rapidly started to take northern Indiana road to In a tweet, U.S. President Donald est example of rising racism and appeared to be a carefully planned over Western communities like a board a school bus in Octo - Trump sent “warmest sympathy Islamophobia.” racist attack. Police also defused cancer.” ber. Weather In review Coming up Jay County Solid Waste The high temperature climbed winds gusting to 30 miles per hour. Management District will Saturday — Redkey Ele - to 68 degrees Thursday in Port - Expect partly cloudy skies Satur - have recycling trailers avail - mentary is working toward land. There was about 0.4 inches day morning followed by mostly able Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. school makeover. of rain. The low was 47. sunny skies in the afternoon. The across from Pennville Fire Sta - There is a chance of rain and high will be in the upper 30s. tion and 9 a.m. to noon in the Tuesday — Coverage of snow through midnight tonight See page 2 for an extended fore - shopping center at 220 Lincoln Monday’s Portland City Coun - with a low in the upper 20s and cast. St., Portland, and Dunkirk cil meeting. City Park. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Friday, March 15, 2019 Pennville man sentenced to 17.5 years A Pennville man was tenced in Jay Superior Battery tenced to a six-month resi - Court for violating his pro - sentenced in Jay Circuit Court for driving with a A Portland man pleaded dential stay at Grace bation. Court for dealing drugs. Felony forfeited license. guilty in Jay Circuit to a House in Shelbyville. As Dustin R. Reed, 30, 1121 Dustin R. Fox, 29, 7311 N. Jack D. Lykins, 65, 502 E. battery charge. he did not complete his N.