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Adair County board repeals local ordinance regulating hazardous-liquid pipelines
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Summary
On March 11, 2026 the Adair County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 40, repealing the county's prior ordinance (No. 39) that regulated placement of hazardous liquid pipelines in unincorporated Adair County; there were no public comments at the hearing and readings were waived.
The Adair County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on March 11, 2026, to adopt Ordinance No. 40, repealing the county ordinance that had governed placement of hazardous liquid pipelines in unincorporated Adair County.
The action came after a brief public hearing opened at 9:11 a.m. No members of the public spoke for or against the repeal. The board waived the second and third readings and approved Resolution No. 2026-23 adopting Ordinance No. 40; the roll-call vote was Walker, Baier, Christoffersen, Hoadley and Wedemeyer — all aye. The resolution states the ordinance is effective immediately following final publication on March 4 and 5, 2026. The chair was authorized to sign the ordinance.
County staff did not report any testimony or documentary evidence in the record opposing the repeal; the board recorded no conditions or amendments to the ordinance at the meeting. The repeal removes the county-level restrictions previously set out in Ordinance 39; the board did not discuss a replacement regulatory framework at the March 11 session.
The adoption was recorded as Resolution No. 2026-23. The board took the vote at the county's regular session and moved on to other agenda items following the signing authorization.
Next steps: because the ordinance was declared effective immediately per publication, the county clerk will maintain the ordinance on file; the board did not schedule follow-up hearings on pipeline regulation during this meeting.