GRANITE FALLS — The Yellow Medicine County Board approved an application for a conditional use permit for a solar energy farm by Novel Energy Solutions at its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday.
Novel, a company based in St. Paul, requested permission to construct a one megawatt solar garden on 13 acres in Wood Lake Township.
The agreement provides for dismantling and removing all solar panels, posts, beams, and electrical equipment in the event that use of the facility is discontinued.
In other business, the board approved a resolution to apply for regional park status for Timm Park outside of Wood Lake with the Greater Minnesota Parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC).
If the application is approved, it would enable Yellow Medicine County to apply for funding for park improvements.
The GMRPTC was established in 2013 to “provide recommendations…
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