Linn County Looking At Zoning To Mitigate Effects From New Power Plants

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(Linn County, IA) -- Linn County is looking to develop rules for where power plants can be located.

The Board of Supervisors learned more details about the infrastructure needs and effects of a proposed Alliant Energy natural gas plant this week.

What they learned has them thinking about developing zoning rules to mitigate the potential effects of noise, pollution, and water usage on residents.

Alliant says it's looking at a number of locations after de-prioritizing a site in Fairfax that Eastern Iowa Airport officials said could interfere with a proposed new runway.

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