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Residents ask commissioners to impose moratorium on utility‑scale solar on prime farmland
Summary
Multiple Tippecanoe County residents urged commissioners during public comment to impose a temporary moratorium on utility‑scale solar projects, citing farmland protection, drainage, wildlife, property values and lack of public notice; petitioners said a 2,000‑acre project is being advertised and presented a petition with more than 50 signatures.
A group of Tippecanoe County residents told the Board of Commissioners May 5 they want a temporary moratorium on utility‑scale solar projects proposed for prime farmland, saying county zoning currently allows such projects under special exceptions in agricultural (AA) zones.
Kenny McCleary, a Shelby Township resident and retired environmental health and safety advisor, told commissioners the county’s stated land‑use goal for select agricultural (AA) zoning is to “preserve the highest yielding land in the county for agricultural activities,” and he said the unified zoning ordinance still allows utility‑scale and industrial solar by special exception. “If the commissioners truly support the APC’s land use goals, the need for a moratorium is clear,” McCleary said,…
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