Only two county commissioners were present for an overflow crowd Tuesday morning. A large television had to be set up in a vacant area of the courthouse to accommodate those who couldn’t squeeze into the actual commission chambers. However, a technical difficulty delayed the meeting.
Eventually, commissioners heard from several residents about the proposed moratorium to stop any construction of a wind farm in the southeastern and southern areas of the county. Commissioners decided to delay any decision for three weeks.
Commissioner Dan Deming wants to see if they could work with the company to address some of the residents’ concerns. They also wanted time to allow Commissioner Bob Bush to be brought up to speed on the issues discussed.
Commissioner Deming talked about the economic benefit to the county. No decision was made either way Tuesday, but one could come in three weeks once Commissioner Bush is back.
The two commissioners present greenlit the county to prepare a resolution for a conditional use permit for NextEra Energy to build a 199-foot meteorological tower on the southwest corner of Irish Creek and Mayfield roads.
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