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DeWitt County Board Says No to Three-Month Extension For Wind, Solar Ordinance Reviews

The DeWitt County Board Tuesday night rejected a pair of motions to extend a review period that has expired reviewing wind and solar ordinances for DeWitt County.

 

The six-month reviews were made in the spring. Buck Carter brought forward the proposals and State's Attorney Dan Markwell says the Board doesn't need a motion to review ordinances and says if the intent is to extend the moratorium the original motions came with, then that would be problematic.

 

 

According to Board Chair Terry Ferguson, the Regional Planning Commission is close to the conclusion of its review. The Board discussed the intent of the motion and the original intent of the motions from the approvals in the spring.

 

 

Conversation from earlier in the meeting was asked again by Aaron Kammeyer, wondering at what point in the process with applicants have to follow rules in place or rules that were changing. Markwell says if a text amendment has been put in the form of a notice for a hearing and an application is filed, the applicant would be subject to those changes.

 

 

Carter and Jamie Prestegaard were the only yes votes for the proposal to extend the solar review. Carter, Prestegaard, and Megan Myers voted yes to extend the review of the wind ordinances.

 

Also at the Tuesday Board meeting:

 

>>Brian Riddle was sworn onto the Board to fill the vacancy left by Nate Ennis in District D

 

>>Bonnie Schmid was re-appointed to the DeWitt County Mental Health Board

 

>>The Board approved the district maps of DeWitt County, following the redistricting process. Officials noted no changes were made to the County maps.

 

>>The Board approved the purchase of materials for upgrades to Dock 7 at Clinton Lake Marina for just over $10,600

 

>>The Board approved a $2000 hazard pay for public safety union essential workers from last spring

 

>>The Board put the 2022 budget and levies on file

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