Residents of Sazomín in Czechia’s Žďár region back talks on wind turbines in referendum

Residents of Sazomín in the Žďár region backed further talks on building wind turbines in the municipality in a local referendum today. A private investor has proposed building three turbines and is offering the municipality financial contributions in return. A total of 86 people, or 54 percent, voted in favour of the turbines, while 71 voted against. A total of 158 ballots were cast, one of which was invalid.

Of the 194 eligible voters in Sazomín, 81.4 percent took part in the referendum. The referendum is valid and its result is binding. “We will continue talks with the investor,” Mayor Lucie Pešková (independent) told the Czech News Agency (ČTK). The voting results are posted on the municipal office’s official noticeboard.

Sazomín is on main road 37 between Žďár nad Sázavou and Ostrov nad Oslavou. The municipal council decided to call the local referendum. Residents could vote from 10:00 to 20:00 in the former school building. They were asked: Do you agree with the construction of three wind turbines within the cadastral area of our municipality?