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Residents fault county town hall, urge wider outreach on proposed battery energy storage rules
Summary
Residents and community groups told the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 4 that a recent town hall on a draft ordinance for battery energy storage systems limited public input and favored project proponents, prompting the county to post revised materials and a timeline for renewed review.
Residents and community groups told the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 4 that a recent town hall on a draft ordinance for battery energy storage systems failed to provide meaningful public input and gave undue time to developers and interested parties.
"I'm speaking to the county's pattern of apparent disregard for public input on the drafting of the new land use ordinance," said Nina Audino, an Aptos resident during the meeting's public-comment period, citing late start times, locked elevator access, limited public comment time and a presentation by project proponents that she said crowded out community speakers.
Other speakers echoed Audino's concerns. Gregory Aldine Aldineau said the town hall video and public comments…
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