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Deuel County Zoning Board enacts one‑year moratorium on public power plants, orders environmental/community impact study
Summary
Following public concern about cumulative industrial development, the board voted unanimously Feb. 3 to impose a one‑year moratorium on public power plants and to commission an independent environmental and community impact study estimated at $12,000–$20,000.
CLEAR LAKE, S.D. — The Deuel County Zoning Board on Feb. 3 imposed a one‑year moratorium on public power plants and directed an independent environmental and community impact study to guide future permitting decisions.
The unanimous motion, moved by Kevin DeBoer and seconded by Jay Grabow, followed public comment and a briefing from Brent Moeller with Surrey River Community Services on the proposed Toronto Power Plant. Moeller said the project entered…
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