Linn County Rezoning and Morgan Valley Plant Proposal Under Review
What happened
The citizen organization Save Morgan Valley is opposing the proposal for a massive 720 megawatt fossil gas plant in western Linn County along Highway 30. The Linn County Planning and Zoning Committee is scheduled to consider rezoning farmland to industrial use for the plant on September 28 in Cedar Rapids. Separately, the Iowa Environmental Council is holding its annual conference at Drake University in Des Moines on September 29.
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Why it matters
The Morgan Valley proposal is currently moving through the Iowa Utilities Commission, where officials are hiring an attorney to intervene. The rezoning decision by the Linn County committee is viewed as the critical regulatory juncture for the industrial development.
The process for the Morgan Valley Energy Center is moving through the Iowa Utilities Commission, with officials hiring an attorney to intervene in the proposal.
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Who's involved
- Des MoinesLocation of the Iowa Environmental Council conference and the citizen organization's demonstration.
- Cedar RapidsHost city for the Linn County Planning and Zoning Committee meeting regarding the proposal.
- Linn CountyLocation of the proposed 720 megawatt fossil gas plant.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Linn CountySpeculative
The approval of the plant could introduce a major potential industrial revenue stream and tax base for the county.
How this reaches others
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The entities involved
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Des Moines
capital city of Iowa, United States
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Drake University
private university in Des Moines, Iowa
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Cedar Rapids
city in and seat of Linn County, Iowa, United States