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St. Joseph County committee advances solar setbacks discussion to full council without recommendation
Summary
After extended questioning about drainage, battery storage and decommissioning funds, the Land Use Planning Committee voted to send the council-initiated solar text amendment to the full County Council 'without recommendation.' Staff said decommissioning must cover 100% of removal costs based on an engineer or contractor estimate.
The Land Use Planning Committee voted to send a council-initiated text amendment on large-scale solar setbacks to the full St. Joseph County Council without a committee recommendation.
Committee discussion focused less on setback distances than on secondary impacts such as drainage, battery storage and long-term decommissioning costs. "One of the really important things here ... is the drainage issue," a committee…
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