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Board gives preliminary approval to RWE Clean Energy Pottawattamie Wind Project development agreement
Summary
After closed‑session deliberations, the Board granted preliminary approval to negotiate a development agreement with RWE Clean Energy, LLC for the Pottawattamie Wind Project, subject to final approval. Vote split showed dissent over terms and conditions.
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors granted preliminary approval for a development agreement with RWE Clean Energy, LLC concerning the Pottawattamie Wind Project following discussion in closed session and counsel recommendations.
The motion to grant preliminary approval passed with three votes in favor (Shea, Miller, Jones) and one opposing vote (Wichman); Supervisor Jorgensen was absent for the final recorded action. The minutes record that County Attorney Matt Wilber made a recommendation in closed session that the Board accepted.
The action is explicitly “preliminary” and the motion makes final approval subject to completion of negotiated terms and any outstanding legal, fiscal, or permitting conditions. The minutes show the board directed staff and counsel to continue negotiations and to return for final board action once terms are completed.
