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Council adopts ordinance to establish county fund for battery energy storage permitting
Summary
The council approved Ordinance 2026-4 to create a county fund that will receive up-front payments from the battery storage developer (identified as AYPA) to cover third-party plan review and inspection costs for the project.
Decatur County commissioners voted to adopt Ordinance 2026-4, establishing a county fund to manage up-front payments from a developer for the plan review and inspection costs of a proposed battery energy storage facility.
Mister Westfield briefed the council on permitting needs for the project and said the developer, which he named as AYPA, has agreed to provide funds in advance for third‑party…
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