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Supervisors debate board‑sponsored town hall, logistics after large Tenaska/NASCA informational event
Summary
Supervisors and residents debated whether the county should sponsor or host an informational town‑hall on the Tenaska/NASCA project after a high‑turnout informational meeting; planning‑commission and board hearing dates were cited and staff discussed bylaws that allow public information meetings without a board quorum.
Following a large public event about the Tenaska/NASCA proposal, supervisors and residents discussed options for another public forum so more residents could be heard. The conversation focused on whether the board should sponsor or host a county‑organized town hall, how to structure it, logistics (security, venue size, registration), and the timing relative to planning and board hearings.
Timing and formal process: staff said the application will go to the Technical Review Committee, then to the Planning Commission on Oct. 7 and to the Board of Supervisors at its Nov. 2 meeting if it follows the typical schedule. County bylaws staff cited permit “public information meetings” — limited to dissemination of information and not requiring a board quorum — and noted such meetings can be called in the name of the Board of Supervisors or by the…
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