There are new ordinances taking effect this year, but they aren't quite done yet.

At Monday night's DeWitt County Land Use Committee Meeting, Committee Member Pat Ryan inquired about the status of new ordinances that will affect wind, solar, and storage batteries in DeWitt County. 

Ryan was probing the committee to try and assess what issues could arise without the updated ordinances. After the meeting, he told Regional Radio they had to improve on what they had and build a new set of ordinances for storage batteries. 

Committee Chair Buck Carter joined Pat Ryan to state that the ordinances are put in place to make sure things are regulated well and safely in the county, but that can take a long process of creating and altering the rules.

During the meeting, the board also asked that the soon-to-be zoning administrator follow up with Enel Energy in order to get the latest updates on the flashing lights atop the turbines, which according to ordinance are to turn on only when air traffic is present.