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Adams County schedules consultation and public hearing on major Amendment No. 2 to Southern Hills Wind Farm urban renewal plan
Summary
The Adams County Board of Supervisors approved Resolution No. 2026-14 to set a consultation (March 24) with affected taxing entities and a public hearing (April 13) on Amendment No. 2 to the Southern Hills Wind Farm Urban Renewal Plan, which would add Prescott Wind Farm parcels, expand included road rights-of-way and authorize up to roughly $1.2 billion in TIF-financed projects, with details and itemized projects on file at the auditor’s office.
The Adams County Board of Supervisors voted to set a consultation and a public hearing on a proposed Amendment No. 2 to the Southern Hills Wind Farm Urban Renewal Plan that would add multiple Prescott Wind Farm turbine parcels, include extensive county road rights-of-way and authorize large Tax Increment Financing (TIF)-funded public improvements.
At their March 9 meeting Chairperson Chris Standley presided and Supervisor Scott Akin moved, seconded by Leland Shipley, to approve Resolution No. 2026-14 setting the consultation for 9:00 a.m. on March 24, 2026 and the public hearing at 9:00 a.m. on April 13, 2026 in the Board Room of the Adams County Courthouse. The motion carried (Ayes: Akin, Shipley, Hardisty, Standley; Absent: Maynes). The resolution directs the County Auditor to mail notices to affected taxing entities and to publish the hearing notice in the Adams County Free Press.
Why it matters: Amendment No. 2 would expand the urban renewal boundary to include 13 Prescott Wind Farm turbine parcels…
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