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Resident raises traffic and well-water concerns related to local solar project; county staff to follow up

5934127 · October 7, 2025
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Summary

A Greentown resident told commissioners that heavy vehicles for a nearby solar project are driving over the centerline and that black flakes have appeared in his well water since pile driving began; staff directed the resident to county project staff for follow-up and to preserve evidence.

During public comment at the Howard County Commissioners meeting, resident Rick Carson of Greentown raised safety and water-quality concerns tied to a nearby solar project.

Carson said heavy contractor traffic on local roads had created safety hazards; he described an incident in which a vehicle nearly struck his vehicle and quoted a contractor telling him,…

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