However, the Board of Adjustment denied an appeal to TSR’s SEPA ruling, issued by the Kittitas County Office of Community Development on July 15, 2010.
TSR will now be able to start work on the project, which is expected create more than 200 construction jobs and 35 permanent jobs in the region.
In addition, the project is anticipated to generate considerable revenue with more than $97m in purchases of goods and services during construction, and more than $1.5m annually in property tax revenues to support local schools, roads and hospitals.
TSR managing director Howard Trott said that with this decision, Kittitas County is in the forefront of the nation’s new renewable energy industry. TSR’s vision to generate green jobs and energy is now a reality, and it marks the start of a new future for Kittitas County and Washington state.
