By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com
Dakota City, IA – The wait for Humboldt County’s comprehensive plan continues after an update from the county’s Planning and Zoning Board at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, November 24.
Kevin Cordray, a member of the Planning and Zoning Board, says that the Mid Iowa Association Council of Governments (MIDAS) is two years overdue on the comprehensive plan.
In past updates from MIDAS to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, the organization cited low employment numbers as reason for the delays.
A county comprehensive plan provides a long-range roadmap for a county by setting goals and guiding decisions on land use, infrastructure, and development. The plan is essential in the process for a few hot button topic issues, which include the ongoing debate regarding windmills in Humboldt County.
Cordray says in lieu of waiting for the plan, the Planning and Zoning Board brought the Board of Supervisors a moratorium that was passed in January 2024 that prohibits the county from approving new commercial energy systems in the county until the comprehensive plan was received.
Corday says the Planning and Zoning Board took a look at amending the moratorium on Wednesday of last week.
Due to the wait for the comprehensive plan from MIDAS, the Board of Supervisors have directed the Planning and Zoning Board to amend their current moratorium with approval from the Board of Supervisors first.