The Greene County supervisors at their Jan. 26 meeting heard much of the information previously heard by the Jefferson city council about installing solar panels on county-owned buildings. Terry Dvorak of Red Lion Renewables explained the company would pay for and install the panels at various locations, and then sell the electricity generated by the panels back to the county at a rate lower than Alliant Energy’s rate.
Jefferson council member Luke Winkelman had mentioned solar energy to the supervisors at their Jan. 22 meeting at a way to save energy costs at the Law Enforcement Center, which is jointly funded by the city and the county.
The supervisors made no decision.
The supervisors went into closed session to consider adoption of the courthouse emergency action plan and expansion of the courthouse security camera system. After about 20 minutes in closed session, the supervisors returned to open session and voted to adopt the emergency action plan.
The supervisors then, acting as trustees of Drainage District 20, accepted the proposed project to replace the main line and the Timmons alternate. Although several landowners had objected to the project, there were not enough objections to meet the requirements of at least 50 percent of the owners of at least 70 percent of the land in the district objecting.
The $1.1 million cost will be split among landowners based on the number of acres and the benefit of the project. Landowners will have an option to pay through a stamped warrant at 4 percent interest or a waiver of up to 15 years at 6.5 percent interest per year. The supervisors approved a request from the Grand Junction fire & rescue department of $10,000 in Louis Dreyfus funds toward the cost of a new ambulance. The funds will be disbursed over two years.
