Chevron Global Power Co. will begin construction on its 11-turbine wind farm project northeast of Evansville despite the litigation from its neighbors, a spokeswoman said Friday.

"Our plan is to proceed with the project unless instructed not to," Jennifer Silva said Wednesday.

The company has hired general contractor Signal Wind Energy LLC of Chattanooga, Tenn., which is recruiting Casper area contractors, Silva said. The company also needs to finish the details on a Natrona County required bond for the decommissioning and dismantling of the wind farm decades from now, she said.

Meanwhile, Natrona County District Court has set a June 30 hearing for the company and the county to argue why a judge should dismiss a petition by the wind farms' neighbors opposing the project on 880 acres of the former Texaco refinery property north of the North Platte River, according to court documents.

Read more in Thursday's Star-Tribune.