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Landowners press Blackford County for stronger decommissioning oversight and a role in solar project closeout
Summary
Multiple landowners and residents used the public‑comment portion of the meeting to press the county to include landowners in solar decommissioning inspections and agreements, to restore topsoil after decommissioning, and to halt or more tightly govern negotiations with developers while the county’s wind and solar ordinances remain under review.
Several Blackford County landowners and residents urged the commissioners during public comment to strengthen decommissioning requirements for utility‑scale solar and wind projects and to involve local landowners directly in decommissioning inspections.
"First and foremost, you should admit that you broke your word without sidestepping or making excuses," resident Deb Bridal told the board, urging commissioners to end ongoing negotiations and allow the county’s updated ordinance process to finish. Bridal said commissioners should "make it…
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