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Curry County schedules working day, public comment to review wind-farm decommissioning agreement
Summary
Commissioners set a July 17 working session and public comment period to review a draft decommissioning agreement and vendor materials received for the Nextera/Glendive wind project; board members debated whether state guidelines are minimums or maximums for local regulation.
The Curry County Board of Commissioners scheduled a working day on July 17 to review and amend a proposed decommissioning agreement tied to the Nextera/Glendive wind project and said a public comment period will follow the commissioners’ review.
The clerk (Speaker 1) read into the record that Nextera decommissioning agreement materials and a vendor questionnaire were received and filed as exhibits. Commissioners directed staff to compile exhibits and prepare materials for the July 17 working session.
The board exchanged questions about the legal scope of state decommissioning guidelines. Chair (Speaker 3) and Commissioner (Speaker 2) said it matters whether the state guidance establishes minimum standards the county can build on or maximum standards that would limit local requirements; one participant summarized that the activation date of any state guidelines could affect the county’s options.
Members noted zoning and other local permitting topics were not fully covered by the state guidance as transcribed and asked staff to clarify how the state rules interact with local zoning and permitting. The clerk said the county will prepare for discussion at the scheduled working day and that a public comment period will be held after the commissioners finish their review.
The meeting also recorded receipt of related exhibits and assigned the clerk to collect and file materials for public review prior to the working session. The board later announced it would go into a private closed session for additional business and instructed staff to stop the public recording.
