(Radio Iowa) – The Dickinson County board of adjustment has approved plans for a slightly scaled-back wind turbine project in the Iowa Great Lakes area. The board turned down permits for the project in 2023 but voted unanimously this week after three days of testimony for the Red Rock Wind Energy farm. Aaron Janssen owns a wedding venue in the area, and says he’s disappointed the board didn’t listen to the majority of people who testified against the project. “Disappointed, you know, you think that the corruption and that sort of stuff isn’t at the county level, and it is,” he says.

Janssen says it’s likely property owners will appeal the board’s decision. “You just feel bad for people. We just feel everyone got the shaft on this deal,” Janssen says.

The lead developer with Red Rock Wind says hundreds of landowners supported the project, which will bring long-term economic opportunities to the community. The revised project calls for 67 turbines, instead of 79.