Planning commission shortens public-comment rules, hears concerns about Xcel Energy Power Pathway

May 20, 2025

The Elbert County Planning Commission voted to allow the chair discretion to extend public-comment times from three to up to five minutes and heard a public comment from the Elbert County Environmental Alliance urging caution about Xcel Energy's Colorado Power Pathway and its potential to encourage wind and solar development.

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The Elbert County Planning Commission on May 20 voted to amend its public-comment practice so the chair may extend an individual speaker’s time up to five minutes, citing an inadvertent change in the published time limit.

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