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Morton County returns Minnesota Power's Longspur wind project to planning board with conditions
Summary
On Oct. 28, 2025 the Morton County Commission voted to return Minnesota Power's Longspur Wind Project permit request to the county Planning & Zoning Board for further review under the 2045 Comprehensive Plan, attaching conditions on residential placement, easement acknowledgements, lighting and a road-use agreement; vote 3-1 with one recusal.
The Morton County Commission on Oct. 28 voted to send Minnesota Power's Longspur Wind Project back to the county Planning and Zoning Board for detailed review and recommended conditions.
The project, described at the meeting as covering roughly 26,000 acres across multiple sections in T140N–R87–89W and T139N–R87–88W, was returned to the Planning and Zoning Board for examination against Future Land Use Policy FLU 1.5, objectives cited in Goals 1 and 2 of the Morton County 2045…
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