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Isabella County approves legal and planning contracts for forthcoming battery energy storage project
Summary
The Isabella County Board of Commissioners authorized a legal services agreement and an engineering/planning services contract to support applications and review for a forthcoming Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project; no contract amounts were specified in the meeting record.
The Isabella County Board of Commissioners voted to hire outside legal and planning consultants to support a forthcoming Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project. Commissioner Bob Campbell moved to approve a Letter of Agreement for Professional Services with attorney Christopher S. Patterson of Fahey, Schultz, Burzych and Rhodes PLC; Commissioner James Moreno moved to approve a Professional Service Agreement with Spicer Group to assist with a Special Land Use application and site plan review. Both motions authorized the board chair to sign and passed unanimously.
The agreements are intended to prepare the county for required land-use review and related legal work tied to a planned BESS facility. The meeting minutes do not specify contract values or detailed scopes; the motions describe the work as services "related to a forthcoming Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project." The records show the board approved both authorizations with Yeas recorded as Commissioners Tobin Hope, James Moreno, Bob Campbell, Steve Swaney, Jerry Jaloszynski and Steve Weber and Nays: None.
County officials did not provide further technical or schedule details during the meeting. The approvals authorize staff to begin the administrative and legal steps that will be necessary if and when a BESS developer or county project sponsor advances a formal application to the county planning process.
