Commission forwards Linn renewable energy code amendments to supervisors

A new set of amendments to Linn County’s renewable energy ordinance is on its way to the Linn County Board of Supervisors for consideration.

But unlike the current ordinance, which critics have claimed is excessively favorable to utility-scale renewable energy developers, the amendments are now being called into question as being excessively restrictive to such developments.

At the end of a three-hour special meeting Wednesday night, Aug. 16, the Linn…