Waterloo Council Passes Third Reading on Power Plant

Mon, 12 May 2008 22:35:59 CDT

THE WATERLOO CITY COUNCIL PASSED THE THIRD AND FINAL READING ON THE ZONING OF LAND FOR THE PROPOSED ELK RUN ENERGY POWER PLANT. AS IN THE PREVIOUS TWO READINGS, THE COUNCIL VOTED 6-TO-1 IN FAVOR OF THE REZONING OF THE OVER 260 ACRES FOR THE PROJECT. COUNCILMAN QUENTIN HART VOTED AGAINST THE MEASURE IN ALL THREE READINGS. L-S POWER OFFICIALS CAN NOW APPLY FOR THE AIR QUALITY EMISSIONS PERMIT FROM THE IOWA D-N-R. THE PROJECT MUST ALSO BE REVIEWED BY THE IOWA UTILITIES BOARD.

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