Commissioners approve updated road-use agreement template for energy projects

Aug 5, 2025

Morgan County approved an updated Road Use Agreement template for solar, BESS and wind projects, replacing 'applicant' with 'permittee' and adding new requirements and prospective-cost provisions; vote was 3–0.

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Morgan County Attorney Kathryn Sellers presented an updated Road Use Agreement template on Aug. 5 intended for use with solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and wind projects. Sellers said edits include changing the term 'applicant' to 'permittee,' adding new requirements, and clarifying prospective costs that a project permittee would be responsible for.

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