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Manteno resident warns of grid 'kill switch,' urges land-disclosure law over Goshen project
Summary
A Manteno resident urged disclosure of foreign land purchases and raised national-security concerns about a Goshen development, citing a potential remotely controlled 'kill switch' and urging passage of the 'American Land Protection Act'; village leaders said they are monitoring the situation but took no formal action.
A Manteno resident identified at the meeting as Jim used his public-comment time to raise alarm over a project associated with Goshen, saying a remotely controlled "kill switch" could be used "to sabotage our electric grid" and urged federal-style disclosure requirements for foreign land purchases.
"Kill switch that can be controlled remotely to sabotage our electric grid by how much power they will be able to pull," Jim said during the public-comment period, adding that such…
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