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Navajo County approves 272‑foot MET tower near Joseph City to collect wind data
Summary
The board unanimously approved special‑use permit SUP 25‑004 for a 272‑foot meteorological tower on private land southwest of Joseph City. Staff cited FAA clearance and recommended 17 conditions; neighbors and landowners spoke both for and against the project.
The Navajo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve Special Use Permit SUP 25‑004 to install a 272‑foot meteorological monitoring tower (MET tower) on a 0.7479‑acre pad within a 2,761.22‑acre parcel southwest of Joseph City. Planning staff told the board the tower would operate for up to seven years to collect wind data for a potential future wind energy project.
"Staff recommend approval of the special use permit for Windy Canyon Wind MET…
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