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Palo Alto County approves three utility permits across Fern Valley, Walnut and Silver Lake townships

Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors · July 21, 2026
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Summary

The board approved utility permits for IA Lakes Electric Cooperative (Fern Valley Twp), Cornbelt Power (Walnut Twp), and MidAmerican Energy (Silver Lake Twp).

The Palo Alto County Board approved three separate utility permits during the July 21 meeting. The board granted IA Lakes Electric Cooperative a permit in Sections 12 and 13 of Fern Valley Township (motion by Merrill, second by Wirtz). The board also approved a permit for Cornbelt Power in Section 27 of Walnut Township (motion by Graettinger, second by Merrill) and a permit for MidAmerican Energy covering Sections 3 and 4 of Silver Lake Township (motion by Wirtz, second by Graettinger).

Each motion carried as recorded in the meeting minutes. The permit approvals allow the respective utilities to proceed with work in the specified township sections and were recorded without further conditions at this session.