(Spirit Lake)– A proposed moratorium on the future construction of any new wind turbines in Dickinson county failed on 2-2 vote at this (Tues.) morning’s Dickinson County Board of Supervisors meeting. Supervisor Steve Clark abstained. It would NOT have affected the Red Rock Wind Energy project. The county’s Board of Adjustment voted unanimously April 30th to approve a conditional use permit allowing for the construction of 67 turbines in eastern Dickinson county for that project. It followed a public hearing that went over the course of three nights.
The proposed moratorium would have been in place for two years, instead of the six years originally proposed a couple of weeks ago. Supervisor Levi Markwardt says the length was shortened based on a recommendation from the County Attorney…
Fellow Supervisor Kim Wermersen again expressed his opposition to a moratorium…
The moratorium would have included other forms of renewable energy as well, including solar panels and biomass projects.
