Jim A. Burg This is Me

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1. 1. www.kxmb.com

   www.kxmb.com/t/wind-turbine - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/2/2007   Last Visited: 12/2/2007

   Wessington Springs Mayor Jim Burg says construction of 34 wind turbines south of town could start in March or April.

2. 2. www.aberdeennews.com

   www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberd - [Cached]

   Published on: 3/23/2007   Last Visited: 3/23/2007

   Jim Burg, Wessington Springs mayor and former state Public Utilities Commission member, said preparation for construction could start soon.
   
   "I think you'll see a lot of activity this year as far as testing soils and surveying and all those types of things," he said.
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   "This is what I've been hoping for for quite a while," said Burg, who has been working for seven years to encourage construction of a wind farm outside Wessington Springs.
   
   Once construction starts, project should take less than six months, he said.
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   Burg said he hasn't heard any complaints about the turbines' effect on the landscape.
   
   "It doesn't affect the ability to use the land at all," he said.

3. 3. SESSION THREE OF SDARL CLASS I

   sdarl.sdstate.org/session_thre - [Cached]

   Published on: 2/28/2005   Last Visited: 3/29/2008

   Jim Burg, member of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission talked to the class about the entities his committee must deal with.Energy prices are the major concern at the present time.Jim talked in length about future energy needs and all the great possibilities that South Dakota has to produce.These sources ranged from coal to wind to gas.Jim feels strongly that when it come to energy "Develop it All!"