Developer announces solar application as union concerns surface at public comment
RWE Americas said it will submit a Special Use application in the next month while union representatives warned developers that some projects may withdraw if required to work with unions; the Board later tabled amended solar and wind ordinances pending a short public hearing.
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During public comment, Jerry Woodfall of IBEW 725 urged the Board to preserve union wording in county ordinances and warned that some developers have said they would not undertake projects if union labor were required. "If they had to work with unions, they would not do the project," Woodfall told the Board while citing a local Walnut Prairie solar project where he said that had occurred.
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