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Deuel County board postpones Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South SD PUC request; notes mud‑mat permits issued and construction underway
Summary
At the applicant's request, the Deuel County Zoning Board postponed consideration of the Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South request to July; staff said two mud‑mat permits had been issued and construction activity associated with them was underway, and board members asked about permit expirations and PUC interactions.
The Deuel County Zoning Board on June 8, 2026, postponed consideration of an agenda item titled "Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South — Request to the SD PUC" at the applicant’s request. Board members were told Molly Malone, who represents the applicant, could not attend the meeting due to a family funeral and had requested the item be deferred to the board’s July meeting.
Zoning Officer Jodi Theisen told the board that under county zoning and permitting requirements the county had previously approved and issued permits for two mud mats associated with the Deuel Harvest Wind Energy South project and that construction activities related to those approved mud mats were underway. Board members asked follow‑up questions about the permit expiration date, renewal requirements, and ongoing discussions with the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, but Malone — who had planned to address those matters at the June meeting — was absent and will be expected to provide further details at the July meeting.
The board voted unanimously to postpone the SD PUC request to its July meeting at the applicant’s request. The transcript does not record specific permit expiration dates or whether any renewals have been filed; those details were listed by board members as outstanding questions for the July meeting.
