(KNZA)--The Brown County Commission voted Monday to proceed with the development of a comprehensive plan for the county.
The plan will be prepared by Dick Horton Consulting, of Pittsburg, Kansas.
The commission began discussing the need for a comprehensive plan earlier this year as a way to guide decisions on how to regulate the development of large-scale wind energy projects in the county.
In June, the Commission approved a temporary moratorium on commercial wind energy projects in the county for an 18-month period to allow for a comprehensive plan to be developed.
The commission plans to use America Rescue Act Plan funding awarded to the county to fund development of the plan.
In other business, the commission received two additional requests for ARPA funding from the county.
Representatives of the Hiawatha Foundation for Economic Development requested $500,000 for a housing project in Hiawatha, while representatives of the Morrill Public Library, in Hiawatha, requested $150,000 for modernization of the library elevator and various repair projects.
The Commission is to begin considering ARPA funding requests at its October 10th meeting.
Following an executive session, the commission voted to move road crewman Bill Dean to full-time at a salary of $19.50 an hour.
Also county IT Director Sandy Carter announced her plan to retire, effective December 23. Carter has been with Brown County for 40 years.
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