Commission debates decommissioning plan timing, recommends plan requirement at application

The commission spent substantial time deciding when a decommissioning and reclamation plan must be provided. The Chair and multiple members argued for earlier protections, with the Chair saying the county needs assurances "so that when the facility closes, the community is financially able to decommission the facility and prevent blight." Several members pressed that a plan tied to commencement of construction — not completion — would prevent loopholes if a project stops midway.