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St. Croix County committee sends JDA comments to attorneys after hours of public concern over 10 Mile Creek solar project
Summary
After hours of public testimony raising safety, health and decommissioning concerns about battery storage and large-scale solar, the county’s Community Development Committee voted unanimously to forward committee and public comments on the draft joint development agreement with Xcel Energy to outside counsel for revision and negotiation.
The St. Croix County Community Development Committee on Feb. 19 directed county counsel to revise a draft joint development agreement (JDA) related to the 10 Mile Creek solar project and to seek feedback from Xcel Energy after more than three hours of public comment.
Jason, community development staff, told the committee the draft JDA in the packet reflects work by Atollis Law and that staff and counsel have met with Xcel once; he said the county has spent about $30,000 on legal work so far. He advised the committee it could (1) instruct counsel to amend the draft and send it to Xcel, (2) send the draft to Xcel for feedback, or (3) defer to the full county board.
Residents at the meeting urged stronger protections in the JDA. Tom Bruchandel warned that “large-scale…
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