 clinton county windmill ordinance showdown some residents in rural clinton county are having second thoughts about whether windmills are a good idea after they learned their homes and property could be subject to noise ice throws flickering shadows and financial impacts with the potential erection of 40 whirling windmill towers each standing 427 feet tall the dallas and essex township boards have adopted more restrictive windturbine ordinances than the county commissioners did bengal township has an even morerestrictive ordinance under consideration for a detailed article on the issue and what the final decision might be click on the following story link  http wwwlansingstatejournalcom article 20121126 news01311260017 turbinetensionordinancesmaydecidefateclintoncowind odyssey tab topnews text frontpage 18  clinton county windmill ordinance showdown  