Morgan County rejects Pawnee Solar road-use agreement after haul-route concerns

Oct 21, 2025

After Public Works described proposed haul routes, the Board voted 3-0 to reject Pawnee Solar LLC's road-use agreement amid concerns that the company's chosen route used backroads rather than Barlow Road.

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Bruce Bass, Morgan County Public Works Director, presented the Pawnee Solar, LLC road-use agreement and explained the haul routes the company proposed for construction traffic. Chairman Becker questioned why the route used backroads instead of a more direct route (Barlow Road), suggesting the company may have chosen the route to avoid a port-of-entry checkpoint.

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