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Covington County resident urges commissioners to reject Orgis Energy tax abatement
Summary
At the March 25 Covington County Commission meeting, resident Blaine Wilson urged commissioners to deny a proposed tax abatement for Orgis Energy, citing past community opposition, a claimed series of fires at a Wing-area solar site and comments by an Orgis official. Commissioners took no formal action on the abatement because no motion was made.
Blaine Wilson, a Covington County resident, told commissioners at their March 25 meeting that they should reject any tax abatement for Orgis Energy, calling federal green-energy programs and related tax incentives a "scam." He spoke during the meeting's public-comment period.
Wilson quoted a statement he attributed to Johan Van Hee, identified in Wilson's remarks as "chief commercial and procurement officer for Orgis Energy," saying the company "did not have to have these tax abatements to be able…
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