Mathis v. Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors

MANSFIELD, Justice.

In this case we are called upon to review the decisions of a county board of supervisors approving a wind energy ordinance and a specific wind energy project. Although the challengers raise a number of well-presented arguments, in the end we conclude they were matters for the board of supervisors-not the courts-to resolve. We therefore affirm the judgment of the district court granting summary judgment and dismissing the plaintiffs' claims.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

In late July 2015, the development manager for a renewable energy company asked Joseph Neary, the…