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Commissioners approve NextEra road crossing permit and road‑use agreement with Nesco Wind Energy LLC
Summary
The board approved a roadway crossing permit for NextEra and authorized a road‑use and maintenance agreement with Nesco Wind Energy LLC for transmission/collection work; county staff will finalize signatures and return originals to the developer.
The Pratt County commissioners approved two items related to wind‑energy infrastructure: a multi‑site roadway crossing permit for NextEra and a road‑use and maintenance agreement with Nesco Wind Energy LLC.
A commissioner described the NextEra application listing multiple avenue and street crossings and moved to approve the road crossing permit. The motion passed by voice vote. Later in the meeting commissioners reviewed and approved a road‑use and maintenance agreement with Nesco Wind Energy LLC; staff were asked to scan and return signed originals to the developer.
Commissioners characterized the road crossing as an underground installation 'working just like a standard road process' and treated the road‑use agreement as a standard contract requiring county signatures and post‑execution handling by county staff. The record includes repeated references to NextEra and Nesco/Nesco Wind Energy LLC; the board asked county staff to bring the signed originals back to the clerk’s office for filing.
Next steps: County staff will complete final administrative steps (scan and return originals) and coordinate any required inspections or road‑restoration work specified in the agreements.
