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County seeks to restart renewable-energy ordinance process after legal challenge; public hearings and room capacity among issues
Summary
Committee members discussed redoing solar, battery and wind ordinances after an attorney said the county had not followed required procedures. The county has hired outside counsel to help, is planning public hearings, and debated venue size, hearing officers, quorum needs and draft fees for large-scale projects.
The committee discussed next steps on three renewable‑energy ordinances (solar, battery storage and wind) after an attorney representing an area landowner argued the county did not follow required procedures when it previously revised or adopted local ordinance language.
Doug (committee member) said legal review found the adoption process had gaps and that the county needs to follow the public‑hearing and notice procedures spelled out in state law. He reported that outside counsel with experience in Midwestern renewable‑energy matters had been engaged and had provided suggested edits to the county’s draft ordinances. "We were remiss, or however you wanna say it, on on what we had done and this goes back, I don't know how far it goes back honestly,"…
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