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The issue will become "a standing item on the commission agenda until a decision is made whether or not to put it on the ballot in August or November ....
County tables wind regs for another six weeks With no surprise, the suggestion didn’t go anywhere. Instead, the board tabled until next month acting on regulations the commission has been considering for the past several months. The commission did informally agree, however, to consider at its next meeting a related suggestion from Hirst that the county initiate public discussions or at least informational sessions on expanding zoning to other parts of the county. Commissioner Daniel Friesen s successful motion to table for six weeks considering adopting the proposed Wind Energy Conversion System regulations wasn t in response to Hirst’s effort. Rather, Friesen said, it s intended to push parties on both sides to continue negotiating on a solution. ....