Residents requested a temporary pause on data centers and a citizen advisory committee for planning and zoning. Tuesday’s commission meeting also included road updates and October tax collection figures.

The Council on Aging reported declining government support and growing demand during Thursday’s commission meeting. Commissioners also approved a sheriff’s office overtime change and reviewed water project options. Read the recap, browse photos and watch the full meeting.

An April planning and zoning vote, an unsigned emergency-response agreement and calls for a Millcreek moratorium dominated Tuesday’s commission discussion. Read the recap, browse meeting photos and watch the full video.

More than 50 residents attended Tuesday’s commission meeting, where requests for evening sessions opened into an extended Millcreek discussion with Ameren representatives. Read the recap, browse meeting photos and watch the full video.

Recent meetings with Ameren brought progress on Millcreek emergency planning, responder training and communications. Thursday’s commission meeting covered those developments, remaining questions and public comment from resident Toby Collier.

A manufacturer bringing approximately 50 jobs to Moscow Mills, limited space at the county jail and unresolved Millcreek safety questions led Tuesday’s commission meeting. Read the recap, browse meeting photos and watch the full video.

Lincoln County commissioners approved $23,932 for an initial groundwater test near Foley. They also discussed residents’ questions about Ameren’s proposed battery storage project while awaiting a fuller report from emergency management.

Lincoln County residents pressed commissioners for more action surrounding Ameren’s proposed Mill Creek Energy Center, including another public meeting and renewed consideration of planning and zoning.

Lincoln County commissioners received updates on road projects, the Old Monroe bridge, Human Resources and the August election during a brief meeting Tuesday morning.

Lincoln County commissioners approved several policy changes this week involving travel reimbursements, employee drug testing, county vehicles and personnel policies as elected officials and department heads gathered for two commission meetings.