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Urbandale council accepts solar feasibility study, asks staff for cost analysis without tax incentives
Summary
The Urbandale City Council voted to accept a solar feasibility study and asked staff to provide additional cost estimates that exclude tax incentives to help determine which projects, if any, should move into the Capital Improvement Program.
The Urbandale City Council accepted a solar feasibility study and asked staff to return with additional cost information that excludes tax incentives so members can assess which projects might be placed in the city's Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The motion to accept the study passed after councilmembers discussed payback periods, demonstration value and possible candidate projects.
Councilmember Pat said the council should be cautious but not paralyzed by caution, noting the study’s time horizon and potential returns. “If were not if were too careful, it might be our caution that is our undoing,” Pat said while urging the council to consider which projects could be implemented…
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