Denying the request for a delay from the developer of a utility-scale solar project west of Coggon, the Linn County Board of Supervisors voted Friday to go ahead with holding more community meetings of the controversial project.
Applications are being accepted now for the committee, which will complete an annual greenhouse gas inventory for the county.
The program helps people, organizations recover from August 2020 derecho.
Linn County supervisors on Wednesday decided to wait for a recount of Nov. 2 ballots
A name will be drawn from hat at Wednesday’s Linn County Board of Supervisors meeting
Her grandmother, Jean Oxley, was the first woman to be elected to the board and was the board’s longest-serving member
Award of $10,000 to start-up theater causes split vote
The chairman of the board will finish his term and says he does not plan to run for any other elected office.
County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden announced his retirement at the end of the calendar year earlier this week
Vander Sanden, 64, announced his upcoming departure Tuesday to the Linn County Board of Supervisors, saying it seemed like a “practical time to retire” after being the elected county attorney for over 11 years and serving more than 38 years in the office
Supervisors vote to have Advocates for Social Justice organize the event with Iowa Legal Aid.
Agribusinesses are major contributors to emissions, its research shows.
Cedar Rapids, Marion and Fairfax have already added the question to the November ballot. Robins and Hiawatha are expected to join also.
After almost two hours of public comment, with the majority of speakers opposing any moratorium, the supervisors voted 2-1 to reject a proposed moratorium on utility-scale solar installations.
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