Board grants preliminary approval to development deal with RWE for Pottawattamie Wind Project

The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors granted preliminary approval to a development agreement with RWE Clean Energy, LLC, concerning the Pottawattamie Wind Project following closed‑session consultation with County Attorney Matt Wilber. The board’s motion to grant preliminary approval passed with Supervisors Shea, Miller and Jones voting aye; Supervisor Wichman voted nay and Supervisor Jorgensen was absent for the action.

Minutes record that the board acted on a recommendation made by the county attorney in closed session; the approval is explicitly preliminary and conditioned on final approval steps to follow. The minutes do not include the development‑agreement text or final commercial terms, and they note the action was taken subject to final approval. County staff indicated additional review and final drafting will occur before a binding agreement is executed.

Because the vote and the action followed a closed‑session attorney recommendation tied to potential or pending litigation, the board’s public minutes record only the final procedural action and its roll‑call result; the transcript shows no final contract text or detailed conditions in the public record.