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Residents press commissioners over solar, hospital talk as heated public comments surface
Summary
Public commenters at the Aug. 12 Bourbon County Commission meeting pressed commissioners over solar project setbacks, accused officials of rude behavior and spread social‑media criticism of the hospital negotiation with Freeman; commissioners denied rumors and urged residents to be constructive.
Public commenters at the Bourbon County Commission meeting on Aug. 12 sharply criticized commissioners’ handling of solar‑project setbacks and urged civility around ongoing hospital negotiations with Freeman.
Pete Owens, introduced by the chair as a county resident, said citizens had prepared legal precedent on controlling solar projects and objected to what he described as commissioners’ dismissive behavior. "Those 2 commissioners received a vote of no confidence," Owens said, and he publicly called for "your resignation, Jim." Owens told the commission it was "blatantly going down the wrong path"…
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