Booker reported that permit activity rose in 2013 with 440 issued. The value of those permits totaled $13,448,253 which is up $3 million from 2012. This increase was attributed to the acquisition of permits from the Bourbon and Bremen zoning districts.
The Marshall County Commissioners acted on the Marshall County Plan Commission’s recommended amendments to an ordinance regulating Wind Energy Conversion Systems.
County Attorney Jim Clevenger reminded the board members that the amendments were presented to them on Monday, March 18 where the commissioners tabled a decision in order to dissect the many pages of recommendations. In a separate meeting, the commissioners asked for a resolution to ban wind farms altogether, but the plan commission later found that to be an unfavorable recommendation.
