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Islip homeowners can mount wind turbines in yards

Responding to queries from residents, the Town of Islip this week added a novel chapter to its code:

Homeowners can now erect wind turbines in their own backyards.

Islip is the first Long Island town to craft guidelines for the construction of wind turbines in residential neighborhoods, said Neal Lewis, executive director of the Neighborhood Network, an advocacy group that tracks towns'...

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