(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors breezed through most of their agenda, this (Tuesday) morning. One of their action items was to approved a Resolution approving the Final Plat of the Stanton Technology Park Subdivision. The vote was unanimous. Supervisor Mark Peterson…

The Stanton Area Industrial Foundation owns the property located on the north side of the community, near the intersection of Highway 34 and Halland Avenue. The Stanton Child Resource Center would be the first business located at the Technology Park. The Technology Park will be served with full fiber optic service through FMTC to accommodate businesses heavily reliant on technology and connectivity. Bids will be going out this spring, with construction scheduled to begin this summer. Officials say the project has a timeline of three-to-five years.

In other business, two women appeared separately via Zoom, to voice their opinions with regard to a proposed ordinance regulating carbon pipeline projects in the County, that’s currently on-hold. Vicky Rossander addressed the Board from Rapid City, SD. She’s a former member of the county’s planning and zoning commission, and expressed frustration the Ordinance is continually being delayed.

Rossander said the Ordinance has been through a due-diligence process and should be vetted with a vote.

Jan Norris from West Township in Montgomery County, also spoke with the Board, in particular, with regard to pipeline easements.

She said there needs to be a deadline for the next public hearing on the pipeline Ordinance.

Norris said “The clock is ticking.”

Officials have said previously, they hope the delay will give the county time to review the ordinance–particularly questions regarding setback regulations and the board of adjustment’s role in pipeline regulations.