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Resident warns council against using eminent domain for solar projects, cites land‑bank and tax‑reversion risks

3066748 · April 15, 2025
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A public commenter at the District 1 meeting urged the council to avoid using eminent domain to create solar farms or arrays, warned about private‑property impacts and questioned long‑term management of solar waste and equipment.

Joanne Warwick used public comment time to urge the council to reconsider the city’s solar initiative, warning the body not to use eminent domain to assemble property for solar projects and raising concerns about panel disposal and land‑banked or tax‑reverted properties.

Warwick said there is “no need in this city to use…

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