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HANCOCK — Hancock’s proposed wind and solar ordinance is moving on to the City Council. fter multiple rounds of revisions, the Planning Commission voted 6
The bill was withdrawn from the Senate Tuesday because lawmakers said they didn’t have the votes to pass it. The original House bill would have created a statewide standard for siting wind and solar projects that supporters say would have made it easier to bring such projects to the state. Lawmakers complained that even after making changes to the bill, including allowing counties to keep existing wind and solar ordinances in place, county leaders still wouldn’t come to the table to work with them. Sen. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper) likened the negotiations to a hostage situation wher...