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Public forum on Mammoth solar project draws mixed views: job praise, cleanup complaints and calls for a moratorium
Summary
A lengthy public-comment session at the Pulaski County commissioners meeting featured multiple union and contractor speakers praising the Mammoth project for jobs and apprenticeship training, while residents raised concerns about site cleanup and urged stronger local ordinances or a moratorium; a public speaker also urged the county to update its comprehensive emergency management plan under Indiana law.
Pulaski County commissioners heard extended public comment on March 10 about the Mammoth solar/industrial project, with dozens of residents, union representatives and contractors addressing the board.
Several speakers, including Steve Mentzer (speaker 9), described the project's employment benefits and apprenticeship training. Mentzer, who said he oversaw hiring of union trades for the project, told commissioners the project had once peaked near 1,900 hires and that Indiana residents…
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