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Resident accuses commissioners of negotiating renewables projects before ordinance completion; commissioners deny circumventing process

Blackford County Board of Commissioners · February 2, 2026
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During public comment, Deb Greider accused commissioners of negotiating with developers (named RWE and EDP) before the APC finished ordinance work for wind and solar projects; commissioners said ordinances are incomplete and said they are incorporating APC recommendations into the economic development agreement.

During the public comment period, Deb Greider raised concerns that county officials had entered private negotiations with landowners and developers (RWE and EDP) about projects before the Area Planning Commission (APC) completed its ordinance work.

Greider asked whether the county had "circumvented the process by not allowing APC to do the proper steps" and questioned…

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