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Oxnard council directs attorney to challenge county approval of Shoals battery project
Summary
By a 4-3 vote the Oxnard City Council directed the city attorney to initiate legal action to challenge the Ventura County Planning Commission’s approval of the Shoals energy storage project; the decision followed public comment by the project developer and drew divided council votes.
The Oxnard City Council voted 4-3 on March 4 to direct the city attorney to initiate legal action challenging the Ventura County Planning Commission—s approval of a proposed battery energy storage project known as the Shoals project.
The move, announced publicly after the council returned from closed session, was explained by the city attorney as a direction to "initiate an action to challenge the approval by the Ventura County Planning Commission of a battery storage system project known as the Shoals project proposed by Wellhead Power Solutions LLC" (County Of Ventura Permit Number PL24-twenty4). The council split on the motion: Mayor MacArthur, Councilwoman Rodriguez, Councilmember Perello and Mayor Pro Tem Turan voted in favor; Councilmember Starr, Councilwoman Basua and Councilwoman Perez voted no.
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