Howard County commissioners table three draft Ranger Solar agreements after drainage questions

Nov 3, 2026

County attorneys presented road-use, drainage and decommissioning agreements tied to the proposed Locomotive (Ranger) solar project; following public and drainage-board questions a commissioner moved to table all three agreements and the board voted to delay action.

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County attorneys presented three draft agreements tied to the proposed Locomotive (Ranger) solar projecta road-use, drainage and decommissioning agreements intended to govern construction impacts and later restoration. A resident asked whether a formal drainage plan had been submitted; county staff said the site drainage plan and this drainage agreement are separate documents. After the exchange, a commissioner moved to table consideration of all three agreements until neighbors could be present. "I would move that we table this," the commissioner said; the motion was seconded and adopted by voice vote, and the agreements were tabled until further notice.

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