A group calling themselves the Concerned Citizens of Christian County got together on the East Side of the Courthouse Lawn on Friday to express their concern for having open in-person public hearings concerning the wind turbine issue. They are pushing for the cancellation of the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on Tuesday, June 23rd that will take place via phone conference at 6 PM. Dan Nolen, a concerned citizen, spoke out against the June 16th regular board meeting and talked about the many issues that happened.

Nolen continued by saying wind turbines are not essential. They can and should wait until meetings can be held in person. Multiple people urged the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting be postponed including Chuck Smedley, Venise McWard, Brian Hinn, and Craig Corzine. Nolen believes that patience is key to combat abuse of power.

Regional Radio News reached out to Christian County Chairwoman Becky Edwards for a statement. Edwards denied abusing her powers. 

Edwards says that phone call meetings will become the new norm since other counties have successfully transitioned to meetings being done remotely.  The County Chairwoman stressed that this meeting is an ordinance meeting and does not give anyone the authority to build wind turbines. 

Chairwoman Edwards says that it is not up to her to cancel the Zoning Board of Appeals. They have their own board and decided to hold the meeting. Stay tuned to Regional Radio News for more on the Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday Evening.