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Committee approves resolution asking WCA to lobby for greater county control over wind and solar projects
Summary
The committee approved a resolution, endorsed by the Land and Water Conservation Committee and originating with Wood County, asking the Wisconsin Counties Association to lobby state leaders for greater local control over large‑scale wind and solar projects and forwarded it to the County Board.
The Planning & Zoning Committee approved a resolution asking the Wisconsin Counties Association to lobby the Wisconsin Legislature and the Governor to increase county authority over large‑scale wind and solar projects. The resolution originated with Wood County and was recommended by the Land and Water Conservation Committee. Committee members voted to approve the resolution and refer it to the County Board on a motion by Bill Fennessey, seconded by Howard Hendrickson; the motion carried unanimously.
The transcript records the committee’s vote and the resolution’s topic but does not include the text of the requested legislative language or details on expected impacts. The referral sends the committee’s recommendation to the County Board for potential adoption as a county position or request to the Wisconsin Counties Association.
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