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Board asked to investigate homeowner safety concerns over proposed battery substation; attorney says FOIL filed
Summary
At the July 1 meeting a board member raised constituent safety concerns about a proposed battery substation in Hopfog and asked the district attorney to look into the matter; the attorney said a FOIL request was filed in March and she will follow up with details for the next meeting.
A board member raised safety concerns on July 1 from homeowners near a proposed battery substation in Hopfog and asked the district attorney to investigate and report back. The member said she had received multiple phone calls from residents expressing worry about the project.
Jean, the district attorney (named in the transcript), said she had already filed a FOIL request in March and that she would follow up with more information so the board could address community concerns at the next meeting. The attorney described the follow-up as an information-gathering step and did not state a legal position or recommend specific action in the excerpt provided.
The discussion was recorded as direction to staff and counsel to gather information and report back; no formal motion, position or vote on the substation appears in the excerpt.
