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County willing to provide letter of support for PUD study on solar anchoring at Tenant Way landfill, no commitment to development

5930596 · October 2, 2025
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Public works staff said the county will consider a nonbinding letter of support for an electrical utility district'led study on shallow-anchor systems for solar on landfill slopes; commissioners emphasized the letter should not commit the county to any future project.

Public works staff asked commissioners whether Cowlitz County should provide a letter of support for a Pacific County Public Utility District (PUD) grant application to study shallow-anchor systems for solar installations on landfill slopes. The board agreed to consider a nondispositive letter of support that would not commit the county to development.

Staff said PUD representatives are applying for grant funding to research better support systems for solar arrays on shallow ground, such as the southern slopes at the…

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