Last Thursday night, the DeWitt County Board implemented a ban on CO2 carbon capture in the County.

DeWitt County Board Chair Dan Matthews explains this is one of the final steps of cleaning up the County's renewable energy development ordinances and while some may view this as another step in an anti-renewable energy development stance, he doesn't see it that way.

A former Logan County Board member suggested the Board get a professional opinion about the subject to guide them in the decision making but Matthews believes he has a few Board members who have done their homework and are well informed on the topic.

The County Board in 2021 issued a moratorium on issuing building permits to Enel Green Power and a Circuit Court judge reversed that decision and while Matthews neither supported that effort nor voted for it, he believes the wind farm is here and they have to work with Enel. 

As for the County potentially opening itself up to a lawsuit from the Navigator, the CO2 company seeking wells in DeWitt County, he says they consult with State's Attorney Dan Markwell on all their votes and the implications they could have and they believe this vote was the right thing for the County.