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Sweetwater council gives preliminary support to Project Trailblazer, approves related water and economic agreements
Summary
The Sweetwater City Council unanimously adopted a resolution expressing preliminary municipal support for Project Trailblazer, authorized negotiations on a Chapter 380 economic-development agreement, and approved a water-supply contract negotiation and an economic development agreement with Trailblazer representatives.
A majority of the Sweetwater City Council on Nov. 18 voted to express preliminary municipal support for Project Trailblazer and to authorize city staff to negotiate related agreements, including a Chapter 380 economic-development agreement and a water-supply contract.
Representatives introduced Project Trailblazer, a multi-part industrial-energy proposal described in the meeting as a cluster of energy projects including utility-scale battery storage and solar paired with on-site generation and ancillary infrastructure. Robert Hayward was introduced to the council as CEO of GCI Holdings; a presenter representing the project described the draft resolution as a nonbinding signal of alignment intended to show third-party and county-level support for…
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