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Public commenter alleges mapping errors, missing notices in Expedition Wind protest petition

Marion County Commission · January 12, 2026
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Summary

A public commenter told the Marion County Commission depositions and landman reports show Expedition Wind submitted inaccurate shapefiles and placed the 1,000‑foot notice buffer inside leased lands, which the commenter said reduced eligible protesters and altered the petition outcome.

During the public‑comment portion of the Marion County Commission meeting, a resident who identified herself as Diane gave an extended statement alleging that mapping and documentation errors affected the county’s 2019 protest petition related to Expedition Wind.

Diane said her summary relied on under‑oath testimony by a planning consultant, Russ Avey, and on an independent landman report by J. Fred Hamburg Inc. (project manager Christopher C. Bass). She told commissioners that the consultant and county GIS staff used shapefiles and…

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