Marion County Commissioners Monday approved a resolution banning wind energy conversion systems in a portion of the county. The resolution covers the four townships in the southwest corner of Marion County, basically the area around Goessel and to the south of the city of Hillsboro. A separate resolution that would prohibit large scale solar systems in the same area is expected to come before Commissioners for action next week. Commissioners Monday agreed to sign a letter of support on behalf of an application being submitted to the Kansas Department of Commerce for tax credits in support of the restoration of the Sunflower Theatre in Peabody. During the meeting Commissioners signed a letter authorizing submission of a cost share grant application to the Kansas Department of Transportation for a project along Nighthawk Road between 190th Road. If funded, KDOT would provide half of the construction funding on the estimated $900,000 project.
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