The Greene County Board of Supervisors met Monday in regular session.

During open forum, County Attorney Thomas Laehn explained the recent federal indictment of Zachary Wailes, who was charged for allegedly robbing Peoples Bank in Scranton this past February. He commended the investigative work by Greene County Sheriff Jack Williams and Deputy Heath Enns on the incident, which was then taken over federally in which the charges in Greene County were then dropped. Laehn mentioned the second suspect in that incident, Tyler Mattingly remains charged in Greene County.

The Board then approved a resolution adopting the 28E agreement for the new Early Learning Center building project, which also included studies of how the project relates to economic development. GCELC Co-President Jacque Andrew thanked the Supervisors, as they were the first entity they asked for financial contribution from.

The Board also approved the County Sheriff’s quarterly report of fees for January-March of $60,724 and then went into closed session to conduct annual reviews of the information technology administrator and drainage clerk Michelle Fields, courthouse custodian Tony Janssen and environmental health and zoning administrator Chuck Wentold.

The Board then came back into open session for a discussion with National Grid Renewals about a solar panel project in Grand Junction. The proposed project will convert 800-900 acres of farmland into a solar panel field that will generate about 100-megawatts of energy. The location is 0.5 miles south of Grand Junction, along Iowa Highway 144. If construction were to start this summer, the solar panels would be operational by the end of 2023. The next step is to secure proper permits before construction could begin late this June or early July.