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Ingleside council denies special-use permit for solar farm after drainage and wetlands concerns
Summary
The City Council voted to deny a port-backed special-use permit for a proposed solar farm, citing unresolved drainage easement language, potential wetland impacts and questions about long-term land use; several residents praised the vote during public comment.
The Ingleside City Council voted 5-1-1 on first reading to deny a special-use permit for a proposed solar farm on land bounded roughly by SH 361/Highland Avenue and North Main Street, citing unresolved drainage easement language and lingering environmental concerns.
Council members raised repeated concerns that the draft ordinance required only a drainage plan tied to the project rather than a city drainage easement that would allow the city or drainage district to remedy runoff affecting a large portion of the city. “The whole point of getting the drainage easement as part of the condition of getting a special use permit was that…one…
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