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The Macoupin County Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 23, at 6 p.m. to consider the application for the Lotus Wind Farm in the north part of the county. The hearing will be held at Bothwell Auditorium at Blackburn College, 700 College Ave., in Carlinville and the public is encouraged to attend and comment.

Anyone wishing to address the board regarding the wind permit will need to attend on May 23 and sign up before the start of the hearing. Anyone who signs up will be heard. If, due to time constraints, not everyone can be heard on May 23, the hearing will start again the follow...