Fairfax Tables New Energy Plant Ordinance, But Still Hopeful

Smokestacks - Big Bend Power Plant

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(Fairfax, IA) -- Fairfax officials are still hopeful that Alliant Energy will choose their community for a new power plant.

City Council is tabling a second reading of an ordinance that would create an exception to allow construction of a power plant within city limits.

Alliant Energy announced last week that they were looking a several other locations after opposition to the Fairfax location by several groups including Eastern Iowa Airport.

There are concerns smokestack output from the plant could interfere with the path of a proposed new runway.

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