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Barry County establishes PACE program, requires board sign-off on projects
Summary
Barry County commissioners unanimously adopted Resolution #2025-09 to create a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program under 2010 PA 270, naming Lean & Green Michigan as administrator and adding a requirement that all PACE projects receive final approval from the Board. The decision followed a public hearing with both supporters and opponents.
The Barry County Board of Commissioners on March 25 adopted Resolution #2025-09 to establish a Property Assessed Clean Energy program under 2010 PA 270, a financing mechanism that allows property owners to fund energy, water and environmental-hazard improvements through property assessments, while explicitly barring the use of county funds or county credit. The board voted unanimously to approve the resolution after a public hearing.
Why it matters: PACE programs let property owners finance renewable-energy and efficiency projects repaid via assessments on the benefitted properties. Supporters say the program can lower upfront costs for private property upgrades; opponents raised concerns about taxpayer exposure and asked…
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