…a Blue Rapids farmer and rancher and former county commissioner told commissioners Monday that he estimated the proposed 110-turbine wind farm would pay the county $109 million over 40 years if they did not receive a 10-year property tax break granted by the state. He also estimated that NextEra would pay more than $6 million per year if the wind farm were taxed at the same rate that farmers are taxed. NextEra project manager Dan Scheffler has said previously that the company is willing to pay up to $40 million to the county in taxes and payments-in-lieu-of-taxes over 30 years. Commissioners are currently in the process of negotiations with NextEra.
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