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Ellis County to review consultant contract for proposed solar farm after AcreStrong briefing
Summary
AcreStrong managing partner Oleg Alba briefed Ellis County commissioners on consulting services to negotiate a possible solar farm’s suite of agreements; commissioners agreed to place a consulting agreement on next week’s agenda for review, saying hiring consultants would not commit the county to approval.
A consultant told the Ellis County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 13 that counties need expert help negotiating the suite of agreements that accompany large solar developments and cautioned that those contracts are effectively final once signed.
Oleg Alba, managing partner of AcreStrong, told commissioners his firm can advise on pilot payments, decommissioning bonds, conditional-use permits and road-use agreements, and said, "once you sign this, there's no take backs." He described both…
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