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Ringgold town representatives and county staff agree to revise solar and wind ordinance language after county flags state preemption concerns
Summary
Marathon County staff and town of Ringgold representatives discussed a proposed wind and solar ordinance; county counsel and staff identified provisions that could conflict with Public Service Commission jurisdiction and recommended working together to adjust language before forwarding to the county board.
Representatives from the Town of Ringgold and Cedar Corporation presented a proposed ordinance amendment on solar and wind energy systems Feb. 4 to the Marathon County Environmental Resources Committee. County staff and the county’s corporation counsel identified sections that could be more restrictive than state law and asked the town and its consultant to work with staff to revise the language.
Chad, a CPZ staff member, told the committee the draft ordinance includes permitting and developer-agreement provisions that could be inconsistent with the Public…
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