The Marion County Commission met with opposition from landowners who asked for another week to review a newly proposed resolution on road rights-of-way by Expedition Natural Renewal Solutions that was presented at a special meeting on April 29.
Despite the strong resistance by constituents, the commission voted 2-1 to approve the resolution. Commissioner Dianne Novak was the dissenting vote.The resolution addresses inclusion of Marion County road rights-of-way within the land area of the proposed wind energy conversion system for Expedition, said Commission chair Kent Becker.
It further stated that wind energy conversion systems, including the transmission lines would be within a road right-of-way, and the CUP application must include road rights-of-way and mandatory notification to the landowners within 1,000 feet of road right-of-way.
As the meeting was about to conclude, Novak told (County Clerk) Tina Spencer she wouldn’t sign the resolution, adding that “if (the wind farm) is a good deal today, it will be a good deal tomorrow.”Spencer said this is the first time a commissioner has refused to sign a resolution, and she needed to talk to Brad Jantz, county counselor, on what to do next.
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