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Board gives preliminary approval to development agreement with RWE Clean Energy for wind project
Summary
Pottawattamie County supervisors granted preliminary approval for a development agreement with RWE Clean Energy LLC for the Pottawattamie Wind Project, subject to final approval and conditions; vote was split with one supervisor opposed.
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors granted preliminary approval for a development agreement with RWE Clean Energy LLC relating to the proposed Pottawattamie Wind Project. The motion provided preliminary consent subject to final negotiation and formal execution of the development agreement.
The action occurred after a closed‑session recommendation from the County Attorney’s office and a public vote that recorded AYES from Chair Brian Shea, Supervisor Susan Miller and Supervisor Keith Jones, with Supervisor Tim Wichman voting nay and Supervisor Jeff Jorgensen absent for the motion. The board’s action was explicitly recorded as “preliminary approval” and conditioned on final review and legal completion.
County Attorney Matt Wilber participated in the closed session and made the recommendation the board acted upon. County staff will continue contract drafting and legal review before bringing the final development agreement and any related documents back to the board for a recorded vote.
