Floyd County Officials Differ on Approach to Carbon Pipeline Ordinance
About 40 people were in the audience at a workshop Tuesday evening on possible zoning ordinances to regulate the construction of carbon pipelines by Summit Carbon Solutions and Navigator CO2 Ventures in Floyd County.
The Planning and Zoning Commission hosted the session at the Youth Enrichment Center on the Floyd County Fairgrounds just west of Charles City. P&Z Chair Dean Tjaden noted that the ordinance draft under review was developed by attorney Tim Whipple with Ahlers and Cooney.
Whipple was hired by the County to help draft the ordinance and represent the County in pipeline proceedings with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB).
Whipple encouraged the P&Z Commission to review the draft and give feedback to the Board of Supervisors.
Josh Marth, who owns land about eight miles west of Charles City, encouraged county leaders to act in the safety of its citizens.
P&Z could take no action in a workshop meeting and Tjaden expressed concern about moving forward with an ordinance that could leaded to possible litigation against the County like Shelby County is dealing with currently against Summit.
Both Summit and Navigator also made pitches for their carbon pipeline projects at the meeting and included reps from partner ethanol plants, Homeland Energy Solutions of Lawler and Valero Renewables of Charles City, respectively.
