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Resident urges council to revoke Silfab occupancy permit over hazardous‑materials concerns

York County Council · November 4, 2025
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Summary

A Fort Mill area resident told York County Council that the proposed Silfab solar manufacturing plant stores large volumes of hazardous and highly flammable chemicals near homes and schools and urged revocation of the plant’s temporary occupancy permit pending investigations and legal outcomes.

At the Nov. 3 meeting, Fort Mill resident Leanne Shattuck used the public forum to urge York County Council to revoke the temporary occupancy permit for the Silfab solar manufacturing plant, saying the facility stores thousands of gallons of hazardous and highly flammable chemicals within a few hundred yards of homes and two schools (including Flint Hill Elementary).

Shattuck cited historical industrial incidents…

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