Two weeks after one of their meetings broke down in raised voices and insinuations of conflicts of interest, Meeker County Board members approved a plan to review the board’s operational
Meeker County commissioners emphatically told a packed board room last week they are not against solar or wind energy. But they still voted 4-1 to “pump the brakes” on future alternative energy development in the county, approving a one-year moratorium on solar and wind energy systems following a public hearing Feb. 6. The goal, Commissioner Steve Schmitt said, is to give the county’s planning department time to review potential conflicts and questions such developments might create and to consider updates to the county’s zoning ordinance as it relates to solar and wind energy systems.
An expected high-voltage transmission line to be built by Xcel Energy spurred interest in solar and wind energy developments, prompting moratorium decisions
Meeker, Chippewa counties approve moratoriums after an expected high-voltage transmission line spurred local interest in solar and wind energy development