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Residents urge county action on proposed utility‑scale solar; commissioners say ordinance drafting underway
Summary
Multiple residents and county speakers pressed commissioners to move faster on local regulation of large solar projects; county attorney and public-health director have reviewed guidance and corporate counsel is drafting an ordinance for review.
Dozens of residents spoke during the Environmental and Public Works Committee and later committee sessions to express anxiety about proposed industrial solar projects in rural townships, arguing the installations would harm quality of life, property values and health.
Speakers from Clyde Township, Fort Gratiot and other rural areas described noise, visual impacts and stormwater concerns. “This solar stuff is ruining our lives,” said Jill Bartow, a Clyde Township resident. Sandra Richardson, a Fort Gratiot…
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