A Lincoln County resident is asking regulators to make Millcreek’s safety commitments enforceable. Earlier responses and subsequent public updates outline progress on emergency planning, while Lincoln CountyWatch awaits additional clarification.

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 residents will get another chance to ask questions and testify about Ameren Missouri’s proposed 250-megawatt battery storage facility at an Aug. 26 hearing in Moscow Mills.