# 10/6/26 - Peoria County Zoning Board of Appeals Hearing


**Body:** Peoria County Government
**Date:** October 05, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Energy & Utilities, Physical Infrastructure


The Peoria County Zoning Board of Appeals hearing on October 6, 2026, resumed proceedings on a commercial wind energy special-use permit. The board addressed admission of exhibits, including current versions of the special-use permit and commercial wind energy ordinances, expert reports and presentations, public comments, and a petition. Some materials were admitted subject to prior evidentiary rulings; the petition-related materials were treated as public comment rather than evidence in specified instances. No permit decision or vote is recorded in this transcript.

The board heard testimony from Theodore Harky, a licensed engineer and surveyor, about his family’s experience living near the California Ridge wind project in Vermilion County. He described turbine noise and sleep disruption, turbine shutdowns following complaints, his family’s eventual departure and sale of their home, and difficulties pursuing formal complaints. He also discussed the project’s noise study and the handling of nearby homes by a later wind project. The transcript contains no contract award, purchasing decision, budget allocation, or other procurement activity.

**Source:** Peoria County Government