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Pottawattamie County grants preliminary approval for RWE Clean Energy wind development agreement
Summary
The Board granted preliminary approval for a development agreement with RWE Clean Energy regarding the Pottawattamie Wind Project, subject to final approval; the recorded vote was 3–1 with one supervisor absent.
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors granted preliminary approval for a development agreement with RWE Clean Energy, LLC concerning the Pottawattamie Wind Project but made the approval conditional on final review.
A motion to grant preliminary approval passed by recorded vote: AYES — Brian Shea, Susan Miller, Keith Jones; NAY — Tim Wichman; ABSENT — Jeff Jorgensen. The minutes record the motion as "grant preliminary approval for development agreement with RWE Clean Energy, LLC, regarding the Pottawattamie Wind Project, subject to final approval." No final terms or dollar amounts were included in the minutes; the Board noted the approval was preliminary and subject to final approval and agreement of outstanding details.
County Attorney Matt Wilber made a recommendation in closed session referenced in the minutes and the Board accepted that recommendation prior to the preliminary approval motion. The Board’s action creates a path for staff and RWE to finalize terms and return to the Board for formal execution of a development agreement.
The Board did not provide additional detail in the minutes about project scope, land use terms or tax‑share arrangements; those items will have to be documented in the final agreement and brought back for a public vote.
