Commissioners eye pending legislation, policy considerations

Renewable energy, migrants and dispatchers were on the Phillips County Board of Commissioners’ radar at the last two of its three February meetings. Board chairman Terry Hofmeister, who serves on the Colorado Counties, Inc. legislative committee, reported at the Feb. 16 meeting that it appears the State wants to control more matters having to do with renewable energy. He gave an example that would implicate local land use codes, such as prescribing set-backs on installations. A related bill has not yet been introduced but he’ll watch for action on this within the current legislative session.

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