Des Moines County work session debates emergency‑response rules for wind, solar and battery projects
County staff, local fire and emergency management officials and developer representatives discussed proposed Article 12 emergency‑response requirements for siting permits — covering required incident types, training, landing zones, fire‑suppression standards, cleanup timelines and enforcement. No vote was taken.
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Jared Lasker, county land‑use staff, opened the panel discussion by saying the proposed Article 12 would require a developer to submit a project‑specific emergency response plan as part of any siting permit but that the current ordinance lacks detail on what those plans must include. "So today, we're gonna focus primarily on emergency response," Lasker said, outlining incident types and procedural elements the draft would require.
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