Linn County Commission Deadlocks on Alliant Energy Power Plant Rezoning
The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission deadlocked on a rezoning request from Alliant Energy for a new power plant in western Linn County. A tie vote means the commission will not make a recommendation to the Linn County Board…
Cedar Rapids Waterloo Iowa City & Dubuque, IA, October 19, 2026 —
The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission reached a deadlock on Alliant Energy’s request to rezone land for a proposed power plant in western Linn County. Because the vote was tied, the commission will not make a recommendation on the application to the Linn County Board of Supervisors.
The supervisors will now consider the rezoning application without a recommendation from the commission. The tie leaves the commission’s position unresolved; the information provided does not say whether the supervisors have scheduled consideration or when they may act.
The request concerns a new power plant, but details about the facility, the land involved and the proposed zoning change were not provided. The number of commissioners who voted on either side, the date of the vote and the reason for the deadlock were also not stated.
The commission’s lack of a recommendation does not, by itself, describe the outcome of the application. The Board of Supervisors is the body identified as the next to consider it, and the application remains before the board for consideration. No decision by the supervisors was reported.
Further details about the board’s review, the proposed plant and the rezoning request were not available in the summary. The contractor or other project partners, if any, were not identified.
Story summarized from the original created by Rebekah Vaughan on www.kcrg.com, see more information here.
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