(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to act Wednesday, on approving a contribution of $500 to ISAC (The Iowa State Association of Counties), for an Amicus Brief presentation to the U-S Supreme Court. The presentation is with regard to a case over local control of carbon pipeline projects.

In October, Shelby and Story County officials filed a petition in their case against Summit Carbon Solutions, seeking to appeal the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in June that upheld a lower court’s ruling barring counties from implementing ordinances regulating carbon sequestration projects–such as the proposed Midwest Express CO2 pipeline.

Several Iowa counties have already approved a $500 contribution for the Amicus Brief presentation to the high court. In other business, the Cass County Supervisors will acknowledge the receipt of recommendations from the Cass County Zoning Commission, with regard to:

An application for a zoning change by Robert and Karen Davis, from Suburban Rural- to Agricultural, and an application for a zoning change from Kelly Wise, from Agricultural- to Business. Following acknowledgement of the applications, the Board will set the dates for Public Hearings on both, as December 2nd, and 9:05- and 9:10-a.m., respectively.

Cass County Courthouse

The Board will consider and possibly approve a lease request for 601 Walnut, Suite 1, from the Department of Corrections/4th Judicial District. They will also consider and act on approving promotions and pay raises for County Treasurer’s Clerks Stacie Linfor and Amanda Darrow.

A quarterly report is expected from Cass County Veterans Affairs Executive Director Mitch Holmes, and a regular report from Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken. The Board’s final order of business is passage of a resolution certifying the results of the Nov. 4th City/School elections in Cass County.

The Supervisors’ meeting begins at 9-a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12th, inside their Board Room at the Cass County Courthouse in Atlantic.