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Infrastructure committee backs resolution asking Wisconsin Counties Association to lobby for local control over large energy projects
Summary
The Marathon County Infrastructure Committee voted unanimously Jan. 8 to recommend forwarding a resolution asking the Wisconsin Counties Association to lobby state lawmakers and the governor to support legislation that would give local governments more decision-making power over large renewable energy projects.
The Marathon County Infrastructure Committee unanimously recommended that the county board forward a resolution asking the Wisconsin Counties Association to lobby state legislators and the governor for measures that would expand local control over large energy projects.
The committee voted to send the resolution to the full county board after a public briefing and discussion. Administrator Leonard told the committee the resolution originated with a county board member and that the Environmental Resources Committee had already approved it. "They had not taken a formal position on the senate…
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