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Utilities-permit ordinance continued after electric co-op raises concerns

Pennington County Board of Commissioners · December 3, 2025
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Summary

A first reading of an amended utilities ordinance prompted opposition from West River Electric, which said provisions reached beyond coordination and could harm reliability and emergency response; commissioners agreed to a stakeholder meeting and continued the ordinance to January.

The board heard first reading of an amendment to the county ordinance governing installation, relocation and ground-disturbing activities in county rights-of-way. Highway staff and the state's attorney explained the changes: clarifying that any ground disturbance in the right-of-way requires a permit, updating…

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