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In June, the P&Z commission decided they needed a new subcommittee to study changes to the wind turbine ordinance since the 2008 Dickinson County Wind Turbine Ordinance was adopted. During those 14 years, wind turbines have grown from 250-feet to more than 600-feet in height. There was much confusion about who would be on this new subcommittee. After much delay, the subcommittee members were chosen by the zoning administrator, Megan Kardell, and the county attorney, Steven Goodlow.

The Iowa Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a carbon dioxide pipeline surveyor who was charged last year with trespassing in northwest Iowa and wanted the case dismissed before trial, according to court records.

The case is one of several challenges to Iowa law that governs pipeline land surveys. There is also a shake-up at the Iowa Utilities Board.

By Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch There is no evidence a carbon dioxide pipeline surveyor accused of trespassing knew that he was not welcome to do the work on a Dickinson County farm, and the criminal charge against him should be dismissed, his attorney said this week. A district court judge is poised to decide whether the trespassing charge against Stephen James Larsen, 28, of Arlington, South Dakota, should proceed …

The Dickinson County farmers had told a previous surveyor for Summit Carbon Solutions to leave and not come back.