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Residents warn drainage board that Hexagon solar plans could damage century‑old tiles and worsen flooding
Summary
Residents used privilege of the floor to present a binder and maps showing large solar proposals (described as 2,000 to 7,047 acres in different maps), urged limits near county tile lines and urged the board to require engineered detention and tile protections; county counsel materials describing the board's statutory powers were also presented.
At the meeting's privilege‑of‑the‑floor period, multiple residents pressed the St. Joseph County Drainage Board to consider long‑term drainage and tile protections before large solar developments advance.
A resident presenting materials said an initial Hexagon map showed about 2,000 acres but a subsequent building permit map in July 2024 showed as much as 7,047 acres, and he asked the board to review the binder of maps and technical materials he provided. "This was in June 2024 ... two weeks later the map changed from that…
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