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Town manager: geothermal study kickoff shows two promising sites; council invited to June 4 state meeting
Summary
Town manager Jonah reported a geothermal phase‑1 kickoff and said consultants identified two attractive sites—one within town limits and one proposed for annexation—and invited council members to an online June 4 meeting with the governor's office to discuss geothermal opportunities.
Jonah updated the council on economic‑development activity tied to geothermal. He said consultants found two attractive locations—one previously discussed property and another near the recreation center and hospital that could host a thermal network to heat public buildings.
"The kickoff went really well," Jonah said, adding that results of the study are still pending and that he would raise severance‑tax and mineral‑lease issues in the June 4 online meeting with state leadership. He invited council members to participate if available and emphasized the effort is to identify shared opportunities rather than debate policy differences.
No formal action or allocation was requested at the meeting; staff said results will be reported to council as the study progresses and that annexation work for a site (State Highway 139 parcel) is in planning.
