WELLS Co., Indiana

MEETINGS & NEWS:

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Monday, December 16, 2024 @ 5:00pm Wells County Board of Commissioners Meeting, Carnegie Annex Building, 223 W Washington St, Bluffton, IN

Monday, December 2, 2024 @ 5:00pm Wells County Board of Commissioners Meeting, Carnegie Annex Building, 223 W Washington St, Bluffton, IN

Monday, November 18, 2024 @ 5:00pm Wells County Board of Commissioners Meeting, Carnegie Annex Building, 223 W Washington St, Bluffton, IN

Monday, November 4, 2024 @ 5:00pm Wells County Board of Commissioners Meeting, Carnegie Annex Building, 223 W Washington St, Bluffton, IN

Monday, October 21, 2024 @ 5:00pm Wells County Board of Commissioners Meeting, Carnegie Annex Building, 223 W Washington St, Bluffton, IN

Monday, October 7, 2024 @ 5:00pm Wells County Board of Commissioners Meeting, Carnegie Annex Building, 223 W Washington St, Bluffton, IN

September 26, 2024 7:00-9:00pm Wells County Area Plan Commission Special Meeting, Carnegie Annex Building, 223 W Washington St, Bluffton, IN

September 17, 2024 @ 6:00pm Bluffton Street Fair (DETAILS HERE)

Monday, September 16, 2024 @ 5:00pm Wells County Board of Commissioners Meeting, Carnegie Annex Building, 223 W Washington St, Bluffton, IN

August 30, 2024 MARKLE PASSES TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON SOLAR FARMS

March 13, 2024 PROPOSED WELLS COUNTY SOLAR FARM GETS ‘DO NOT PASS’ RECOMMENDATION FROM AREA PLAN COMMISSION

July 22, 2023 PADDLEFISH SOLAR OPENS LOCAL OFFICE

December 7, 2022 TAX ABATEMENT APPROVED FOR PADDLEFISH SOLAR DEVELOPMENT

February 4, 2020 WELLS COUNTY OPENS DOOR TO ENERGY FARMS

KNOWN SOLAR & WIND PROJECTS:

Paddlefish

  • PROJECT BUILDER: EDF (Electric de France)

  • CITY: Warren, IN

  • LOCATION: IN-218 E of Markle at Wells Co line

  • SIZE: TBD acres

  • PRODUCTION: 350 Megawatts

  • WEBSITE: Click Here

  • STATUS: Application submitted July 2024, same day Commissioners passed the solar moratorium. Paddlefish is actively soliciting landowner participation.

Bowfin

  • PROJECT BUILDER: EDF (Electric de France)

  • CITY: Markle, IN

  • LOCATION: IN-224 east of Markle

  • SIZE: TBD acres

  • PRODUCTION: 190 Megawatts

  • PROJECT DATE: 2028

  • WEBSITE: Click Here

  • STATUS: Bowfin is actively soliciting landowner participation. Project boundaries undisclosed.

County Commissioners:

Jeff Stringer, President

Michael K. Vanover, Vice-President

Blake Gerber, Member

FIND Pro-farm advocates:

Facebook Group: No Solar on Wells County, IN Farm Ground

Facebook Group: Indiana Against Solar and Wind Farms

Facebook Group: Stop Solar USA

Must-Know Indiana Info (on this site): Click Here!