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Residents oppose proposed lithium battery site near Sedro‑Woolley; commissioners reiterate opposition and outline limits of local authority
Summary
Residents at the April 29 public comment period told Skagit County commissioners they oppose a proposed lithium battery energy storage site near Sedro‑Woolley, saying the project is sited too close to a mobile‑home park, schools and farmland.
Several residents used the county’s weekly public comment period April 29 to oppose a proposed large lithium‑ion battery energy storage project near Sedro‑Woolley (the meeting transcript refers to the site in the Sedro‑Woolley / Cedarville area). Speakers described the proposed site as adjacent to a large mobile‑home park, close to schools and farmland and said many neighbors report they have not received project notices.
"It's like in the backyard of this huge mobile home park across the street, you see kids playing," said Ingrid Hinton, who said she toured the neighborhood. "Most of them had not…
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