Cedar Rapids Waterloo Iowa City & Dubuque, IA, October 20, 2026 —

The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission deadlocked 3-3 on a rezoning request for the proposed Morgan Valley Energy Center, a 720-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant planned for western Linn County. The request will now go to the Linn County Board of Supervisors for a public hearing and consideration.

The tie vote occurred because the commission was unable to reach one commissioner for their vote, according to the information provided. The summary does not identify the commissioner or explain whether the unavailable member was expected to cast a vote at a later stage.

The commission’s vote was on the rezoning request. The information provided does not state whether the commission made a recommendation to the supervisors, nor does it describe the land’s current zoning or the specific zoning change being sought.

The Board of Supervisors is the next body identified to consider the request. Its public hearing will provide an opportunity for consideration of the rezoning, but no hearing date or schedule was provided. The information also does not specify when the supervisors will make a decision or what action they may take.

The project is described as a proposed natural gas-fired facility with a planned capacity of 720 megawatts. The summary does not provide details about the project’s applicant, construction timeline, permitting status, or other features. No statements from commissioners, project representatives, or residents were included.

For now, the request moves forward to the supervisors after the planning and zoning commission’s evenly divided vote. The outcome of the Board of Supervisors’ hearing and consideration was not provided.


Story summarized from the original created by Richard Pratt on corridorbusiness.com, see more information here.

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