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CHEYENNE â One of the more gnarly issues to face the elected officials who sit on the state Board of Land Commissioners came up again recently and is likely to return.
During their Nov. 5 meeting the board members voted against granting ConnectGen a lease on state land for its proposed wind energy farm in Albany County, a big project.
The decision came after the board members â Gov. Mark Gordon, Secretary of State Ed Buchanan, Auditor Kristi Racines, State Treasurer Curt Meier and State Superintendent of Public instruction Jillian Balow â heard testimony for and against the project, but mostly against.
The case is an example of the conflict between the public majorityâs wishes â rejection of the lease â and the boardâs legal responsibility to the school trust to get the most money possible from the state school lands for the benefit of the schools.