San Juan County council continues Decatur lease after residents press environmental and process concerns
San Juan County Council on Tuesday continued a public hearing on a proposed multiyear lease of county-owned land on Decatur Island to the Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (Opalco) for a solar project, after residents raised environmental, permitting and notice concerns. Council directed staff to revise lease language and return June 3.
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SAN JUAN COUNTY, Wash. — The San Juan County Council on Tuesday continued a public hearing on a proposed multiyear lease of county land on Decatur Island to Orcas Power & Light Cooperative for a solar installation, saying staff should return to the council on June 3 with amendments to the lease and clarifications about permitting and mitigation.
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