Wind Turbine Alliance Rally a Great Success

This past week was the Wind Turbine Alliance Rally for HB 6660. On a cold windy night over 80 people showed up for the information sharing. This was a great turnout that demonstrates the wide reaching community support around this issue. We were very honored that one of our Congressmen, and four of our State Senators and Representatives could join us for this discussion.

The Wind Turbine Alliance is working to provide clean, sustainable energy to schools by forming a consortium of public entities supporting the use of wind turbines located in Central Illinois. The goal for school districts is to leave a smaller carbon footprint, and be a positive role model for the students in their charge. A second goal of the Alliance is to reach out to those School Districts, College Districts, and Municipalities across the state to share the message to their State Senators and Representatives on the subject matter. Saving tax dollars for those taxing bodies and offering head of house type employment down state are certainly goals worthy of debate by our government leaders in the State House.

I am most appreciative of the time shared by our elected officials who are only a week away from the election. This bi-partisian initiative couldn't be more grass root oriented, we thank them all.


US Representative Peter Roskam, 6th Congressional District; Gary Ofisher, Keeneyville School District #20; Representative Franco Coladipietro (R) 45th District; Dr. Carol Auer, Superintendent Keeneyville School District #20; Senator Michael Noland (D) 22nd District; Representative Harry R. Ramey Jr. (R) 55th District; Representative Fred Crespo (D) 44th District; and Rodney S. Craig, Village President, Hanover Park.
I was honored by the attendance of our prominent representatives who share in the Mayor's enthusiasm for Alternative and Sustainable Energy Sources.