Elbert County approves three meteorological towers for wind data collection with standard conditions

Jun 11, 2025

The Board approved three special‑use‑by‑review applications for meteorological (MET) towers (SUR20240109, SUR20240114, SUR20242490). Staff and planning commission recommended conditions including fee payment, recording, FAA/FCC compliance and removal after data collection; commissioners debated but declined to add a mandatory owner/applicant de‑pro

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The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners on June 11 approved three special‑use‑by‑review (SUR) permits to install meteorological towers for wind and environmental data collection at three separate parcels (SUR20240109 — Worrell property; SUR20240114 — Hurtnecki property; SUR20242490 — Chambers property).

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