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Commissioners approve NG/ENGIE solar economic agreement, set bonds and open compliance-officer RFPs amid public concern over permits and drainage
Summary
The board approved revised road-use and drainage bonds for the ENGIE/NG Solar project ($5 million road, $3 million drainage), took four compliance-officer RFPs under advisement, and approved the project's economic development agreement while residents pressed the county on building-permit compliance and neighborhood drainage issues.
The Howard County Board of Commissioners voted to approve several items tied to the ENGIE/NG Solar project: finalized bond amounts for previously approved road-use and drainage agreements, the opening and review of responses to a compliance-officer RFP, and an economic development agreement required under the county's solar ordinance.
County staff told the board that the drainage bond amount was $3,000,000 and the road bond amount was $5,000,000; the board approved both agreements and then approved the drainage agreement. Pam, who announced the RFP openings, said four proposals were received: Butler Fairman, BS Engineering,…
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