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Board approves 4 meteorological towers at Yavapai Ranch for wind data collection
Summary
The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors approved a five‑year nontransferable use permit to install four 197‑foot meteorological (MET) towers on private parcels of Yavapai Ranch to collect wind data for a potential wind energy project; approval was 3–1 with Vice Chair Compton dissenting.
The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors on April 16 approved a nontransferable use permit to install four meteorological towers on private parcels at Yavapai Ranch to collect wind data for a possible future wind energy project.
The permit, approved by a 3–1 vote, allows four MET towers, each proposed at about 197 feet (60 meters), to stand on roughly 11,200 acres for a three‑to‑five year monitoring period. Vice Chair Brooks Compton voted no; Supervisor Cech, Supervisor Cugniak, and Chair Mallory voted yes.
Planning staff said the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 8–1, and staff added a conditions package that includes compliance with…
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