By SALINA POST
The Saline County Commission meeting will take place in–person at the City/County Building in Room 107 and via online stream. Meetings can be viewed at the Saline County Kansas YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@salinecountykansas3125/streams.
If citizens wish to speak during the meeting, those who attend in person will have the opportunity to speak at the podium. Topics that residents want to talk about must not be present on the agenda for that day's meeting.
If you need any assistance in participating in any meeting or event due to a disability as defined under ADA, please call the County’s ADA Coordinator at (785) 309-5812 or email [email protected] before the scheduled meeting or event to request accommodations.
To see the complete meeting packet for this week's meeting, click here.
Consent Agenda
● Approval of Tax Roll Adjustments
● Approval of Accounts Payable
● Approval of Public Forum Agenda
● Approval of Payroll
● Lincoln County Sheriff's Office MOU
● Addendum Farm Bureau Assoc. Tire Event
● Approval of County Commission Minutes for October 24, 2023
Action Items
● 2023 Home Care and Hospice Month Proclamation
● Squad Purchase for Rural Fire District 5
● Mountain Peak Energy Storage (Plus Power) Request for Continuance of Appeal
Background:
According to a press release emailed by Saline County on Monday, Oct. 2, the previous press release emailed on Friday, Sept. 29, communicating that the vote from the Tuesday, Sept. 26 Saline County Planning and Zoning meeting to deny CUP23-103 as invalid, is no longer accurate.
A battery-based electric storage and distribution facility proposed by Mountain Peak Energy Storage, LLC (Plus Power) has been officially denied. The Saline County Planning and Zoning Commission met September 26 to discuss a the facility. The proposed site is located on approximately 40 acres at the southwest corner of McReynolds Road and Simpson Road.
A previous release regarding this issue deemed the application approved; however, after consulting with legal counsel, it was determined that the Planning and Zoning Commission bylaws supersede state statutes. Therefore, the application is denied.
According to the bylaws, four votes are needed to approve a motion in a meeting where six of the nine members of the Commission are present.
The commission voted on approving the facility with three in favor, two against, and one abstention - the Commission deemed the motion failed due to the abstention; unfortunately, this was in error. The motion to approve the application was denied due to the lack of a fourth in favor of approval.
● Bid Award for concrete pavement at the Road & Bridge Department
Information Items
● County Administrator Update
● Commissioner Comments
● Announcements