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Public commenters raise housing, electrical infrastructure and environmental concerns; resident opposes artificial turf and a proposed solar farm
Summary
Members of the public urged county leaders to address housing and power-infrastructure barriers to economic growth and a resident asked the legislature to consider banning artificial turf and raised concerns about habitat loss at a proposed solar project.
A resident who identified as living locally told the committee that housing and electrical infrastructure are significant barriers to economic growth in Sullivan County and urged towns to be more receptive to new single-family housing and community development. The speaker also said electric utilities have not invested adequately in local distribution and suggested that government incentives may be required to prompt upgrades.
"One of the biggest ones we have is energy and how much power do we got coming through the county, and can we handle a lot of businesses that…
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