Upcoming action item: Horse Heaven Recommendation Direction to Staff

The public comment period will be open January 12th, 2024 and close on January 21st, 2024 at 11:59pm.

At the December 20, 2023 Council meeting, the Council directed staff to prepare the following options for consideration.

1. All Project components excluded from high-linkage wildlife movement corridors and all primary Project components (turbines, solar arrays and BESS) excluded from medium and above-linkage wildlife movement corridors and areas within 2 miles of a documented ferruginous hawk nest.
2. Option 1 exclusions, but also excluding all turbines identified as Class 1 Impact or above as per Figures 2-5 and 2-6 in the FEIS.
3. Option 1 exclusions, but also excluding all Project components from areas east of Straub Canyon.
4. A combination of Options 1, 2, and 3.

The staff have prepared maps of these options for Council review and discussion. The Council will direct staff following deliberations on what they would like to carry forward into recommendation documents at the January 24^th Council meeting. Comment on the Council direction to staff is being sought at this time.

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