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The Final Report of the Wind and Prairie Task Force was delivered to Governor Sebelius on June 7, 2004. Click here to download the report. WPTF Home |
The Wind and Prairie task Force (WPTF) was established by the State Energy Resources Coordination Council (SERCC), at the request of Governor Kathleen Sebelius. The task force was charged to develop principles, guidelines, and tools that local entities can use as they address the issues concerning wind-energy development in the Flint Hills and other environmentally sensitive areas (see charge). The WPTF is part of the Council and delivered its final report to the Governor on June 7, 2004.
Task Force MembersJerry Lonergan, Co-chair, President, Kansas, Inc., Topeka Jerry Karr, Co-chair, Farmer and former State Senator, Emporia Rose Bacon, Rancher, Council Grove Claude Blevins, County zoning administrator, Alma Sheila Frahm / John Strickler (co-appointment), Kansas Natural Resources Legacy Alliance, Colby / Manhattan Jan Jantzen, Kansas Flint Hills Adventures, Emporia Jim Ludwig, Westar Energy, Topeka Alan Phipps, County commissioner, Matfield Green Alan Pollom, The Nature Conservancy, Topeka Richard Porter, Rancher, Reading Scott Ritchie, Rancher and businessman, Wichita Richard Seaton, Audubon of Kansas, Manhattan Jennifer States, Wind developer, Lawrence Don Stephens, Rancher, Greenwood and Elk counties Joe Stout, Rancher, Cottonwood Falls David Yearout, Planning consultant, El Dorado Monty Wedel, County planner, Manhattan Ex Officio, Technical Advisory MembersCharles Benjamin, Attorney, Lawrence Niki Christopher, Attorney, Lawrence Ryan Dyer, Chair, Prairie Band Potawatomi Energy Committee, Mayetta Bruce Graham, Kansas Electric Power Cooperatives, Topeka Mike Irvin,Kansas Farm Bureau, Manhattan Ward Jewell, Professor, electrical engineering, Wichita State University, Wichita Ed Martinko, State Biologist, Lawrence Robert Robel, Professor emeritus, biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan |