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Residents urge Ottawa County to rescind 02/25/2025 resolution supporting J.H. Campbell coal plant
Summary
Three public commenters asked the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners to withdraw a Feb. 25, 2025 resolution that supported continued operation of the J.H. Campbell coal-fired plant, citing public-health harms and an asserted $615,000-per-day cost to ratepayers.
HOLLAND, Mich. — Three residents used the Board of Commissioners’ public-comment period to ask Ottawa County to withdraw a February 2025 resolution that supported keeping the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant operating.
Ruth Stegeman, a Holland resident, said the board’s earlier action made sense when the future was uncertain but that repeated federal emergency operation orders and new information mean the board should reconsider. She urged commissioners to rescind the Feb. 25, 2025 resolution and to instead promote local clean-energy options such as community and…
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