The Cass County Board of Supervisors will hold their regular weekly meeting…the final such meeting of 2015, Thursday, at the courthouse, in Atlantic. Their session begins at 8:30.

During the meeting, the Board will act on approving the proposed voluntary annexation of 56988 635th St. by the city of Atlantic. They’ll also act on a Resolution of Support for the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

During their meeting last week, the Board heard from John and Brad Hartkopf with the Renewable Energy Group, LLC, who asked for county support to protect the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), and who provided information on why the Standard is important to the people of Iowa. Their reasons included: in Iowa renewable energy has created 73,000 jobs and $5 billion in wages, and it has a positive impact on the rural economy. The RFS they said, ensures that the produced renewable fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, have access to the motor fuel marketplace.