Articles Tagged: Linn County Board of Supervisors

The 11 plaintiffs argue the solar ordinance, which was approved by the supervisors in September, constitutes “spot zoning.”

Iowa’s small towns, many of which are declining in population, struggle to fund necessary infrastructure projects. Some, like Ely in Linn County, are looking to alternative funding options.

All three supervisors support pause in development

Supervisors want to give staff more time to review their individually proposed funding budgets.

Instead of 12 months as proposed, the moratorium would last three months and the supervisors would have the option of extending it by resolution. During the moratorium, approved solar projects could continue, but the county would not accept applications for new utility-scale solar projects.

The first public hearing and consideration is Monday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. in Cedar Rapids.

The Linn County Board of Supervisors will make its final allocation of $13 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding in October.

At least two county supervisors say they plan to vote for a 12-month utility-scale solar moratorium next month.

Linn County Board of Supervisors vote 2-1 at all three meetings to approve the NextEra utility-scale solar projects

The Linn County supervisors have voted 2-1 in two readings of an ordinance that would rezone land near Palo for an industrial solar project. One more public hearing and vote on the measure is scheduled for Tuesday evening in Palo.

The Linn County Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 in its first reading of a rezoning ordinance that would allow construction of two utility-scale solar projects near Palo to begin.

The Linn County Board of Supervisors’ first consideration of a rezoning request for the Duane Arnold Solar projects near Palo will take place on Monday.

The first of three Linn County Board of Supervisors meetings that was supposed to provide a public forum on a proposed solar project was canceled before it could start on Monday. An oversight on a legal public notice about the meeting will force the county to reschedule its three planned meetings.

The decision will take place after three readings

Linn County and the city of Cedar Rapids opened the door Thursday to divvying up a total of $36 million in federal funds, the final round in their allocations from the American Rescue Plan Act.