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Barry County committee backs resolution opposing MPSC zoning preemption

Barry County Board of Commissioners – Committee of the Whole · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The Barry County Committee of the Whole voted Dec. 3 to recommend that the Board adopt Resolution #24-27, supporting a group of municipalities in a legal challenge to a Michigan Public Service Commission order that the committee says would preempt local zoning for large solar, wind and energy storage projects.

The Barry County Committee of the Whole on Dec. 3 recommended that the full Board of Commissioners adopt Resolution #24-27, a measure opposing a Michigan Public Service Commission order the committee said would preempt local zoning for siting utility-scale solar, wind and energy storage projects.

The committee voted to forward the resolution after a motion by Commissioner Mike Callton, seconded…

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