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Residents press supervisors for moratorium and transparency after Moss Landing battery fire; county hears repeated calls
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Board of Supervisors to enact an emergency moratorium on large‑scale lithium battery energy storage systems (BESS) and to support state AB 303 to restore local permitting control after the Moss Landing fire. The board heard detailed public testimony but took no immediate formal action on a moratorium.
Dozens of residents and stakeholders used the public‑comment period to press the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors for immediate action after the Moss Landing battery energy storage system (BESS) fire and to oppose proposed local BESS sites.
Speakers described health concerns, soil contamination, and visibility of smoke from the Vistra/Moss Landing fire and urged an emergency ordinance or moratorium on proposed lithium‑ion battery storage facilities. Tracy Murphy of Watsonville said she was “deeply concerned about the…
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